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Measures of circadian preference in childhood and adolescence: A review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

L. Tonetti ,
A. Adan ,
L. Di Milia ,
C. Randler  and
V. Natale
L. Tonetti*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40127Bologna, Italy
A. Adan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychobiology, School of Psychology, University of Barcelona, 08035Barcelona, Spain Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior (IR3C), 08035Barcelona, Spain
L. Di Milia
Affiliation:
School of Management and Institute for Health and Social Science Research, Central Queensland University, QLD 4702Rockhampton, Australia
C. Randler
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Education, 69121Heidelberg, Germany
V. Natale
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5, 40127Bologna, Italy
*
⁎Corresponding author. Tel.: +39 051 2091877; fax: +39 051 243086. E-mail address:lorenzo.tonetti2@unibo.it (L. Tonetti).
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Abstract

Purpose

To review the psychometric properties of the questionnaires commonly filled in by children and adolescents to measure circadian preference.

Methods

We examined the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (MEQ-CA), the Morningness-Eveningness Scale for Children (MESC) and the Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM). We critically analyzed the reliability, in term of internal consistency (through the Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest reliability (through the correlation coefficient), and the type of validation against external criteria (objective assessment of the sleep/wake cycle, body temperature, hormones and other questionnaires). Fifty studies that reported these data were included in the review: 7 studies used the MEQ-CA, 28 used the MESC and 15 used the CSM.

Results

The percentage of studies reporting at least acceptable levels of internal consistency was high and similar between the three questionnaires. Evidence for test-retest reliability was scant, since only 3 studies were available; it was at least acceptable for the MESC (two studies with a time interval of 1 month), not acceptable for the MEQ-CA (one study with a time interval of 6 months), while no information was available for the CSM. As regards the validation evidence, the MEQ-CA has been validated by the highest number of external criteria (actigraphy, oral body temperature and other questionnaires), followed by the CSM (cortisol sampling and other questionnaires). The MESC has been validated only against self-report measures.

Conclusions

The present state of the art would suggest the use of the MEQ-CA to assess circadian preference in children and adolescents.

Keywords

AdolescenceCircadian preferencePsychometricQuestionnaireReview
Type
Review
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European Psychiatry , Volume 30 , Issue 5 , July 2015 , pp. 576 - 582
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Copyright © Elsevier Masson SAS 2015

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