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Reduced Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire (rMEQ)

Is your body built for early mornings or late nights? Five questions to find your chronotype.

5 items · About 1 min

How to answerAnswer according to your own "feeling best" rhythm, not the schedule work or classes force on you. Choose one answer for each question.

  1. Considering only your own "feeling best" rhythm, at what time would you get up if you were entirely free to plan your day?
  2. During the first half-hour after having woken in the morning, how tired do you feel?
  3. At what time in the evening do you feel tired and as a result in need of sleep?
  4. At what time of the day do you think that you reach your "feeling best" peak?
  5. One hears about "morning" and "evening" types of people. Which ONE of these types do you consider yourself to be?
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About this scale

The rMEQ uses five questions to estimate your chronotype, that is, whether your body clock runs early or late. Scores range from 4 to 25; higher means more of a morning type. Chronotype is partly genetic and shifts with age: teenagers and young adults tend to run late, and people get earlier as they age. No type is better than another; it simply shows when you tend to be at your best.

SourceAdan, A., & Almirall, H. (1991). Horne & Östberg morningness–eveningness questionnaire: A reduced scale. Personality and Individual Differences, 12(3), 241–253. Items from Horne, J. A., & Östberg, O. (1976). A self-assessment questionnaire to determine morningness–eveningness in human circadian rhythms. International Journal of Chronobiology, 4, 97–110. The MEQ is generally listed as freely available for non-profit use.