Chronotype Test

Understand your daily rhythm and whether you’re more morning or evening oriented in about 4 minutes. Use your results to time work, training, and sleep for better energy and performance.
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October 2, 2025
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44/86
Circadian Rhythm Type (MEQ) (CRT)
This scale measures your chronotype, indicating whether you naturally prefer morning, evening, or intermediate daily activity patterns.
Evening type
Intermediate
Morning type
1641Evening type4258Intermediate5986Morning type
A score of 44 falls in the Intermediate range, suggesting a mixed chronotype without a strong preference for early mornings or late evenings.
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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Poor or irregular sleepers
41%OF USERS
People who struggle with falling asleep, waking up on time, or feeling rested take it to understand whether their natural rhythm conflicts with their schedule.
Students optimizing study times
33%OF USERS
Learners use it to find when they’re most alert so they can plan classes, studying, and exams around their peak focus.
Shift workers and busy professionals
26%OF USERS
People with early starts, late shifts, or variable hours take it to choose work and recovery times that better match their energy pattern.
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type of circadian rhythm (MEQ) (tocr()
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36.8
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?
It measures preference for earlier or later sleep and activity times. The score indicates a tendency toward morningness, eveningness, or an intermediate pattern.
How long does it take and how many items are included?
Estimated completion time is about 4 minutes. The questionnaire contains 19 items.
How should responses be selected?
Select the option that best matches usual behavior and preference, not an ideal schedule. If unsure, choose the closest option rather than leaving items unanswered.
What time period should be considered when answering?
Base responses on the typical pattern over the past several weeks. Consider routine days rather than unusual events such as travel or illness.
How should results be used?
Results can guide planning of sleep, study, training, and work periods to match alertness patterns. They do not diagnose sleep or medical disorders and should not replace clinical evaluation when symptoms are present.
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
Horn–Ostberg Chronotype Test, MEQ

Chronotype Test - Symptoms and Signs

Circadian preferences influence typical patterns of alertness and sleep timing across the day. The Horne-Ostberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) is a brief self-report measure used to estimate an individual’s tendency toward morningness or eveningness.

The instrument includes 19 items covering preferred sleep-wake timing, periods of peak alertness, and daily activity scheduling, and typically takes about 4 minutes to complete. Responses yield a score that can be interpreted along a morning-to-evening preference continuum and may be used to inform clinical case formulation, sleep-focused assessment, or research on chronotype. The Horne-Ostberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) should be interpreted in the context of current sleep patterns, work/school demands, and relevant clinical history.

Author: psytests.org (2023)
Literature: Horne, J. A., & Östberg, O. A self-assessment questionnaire to determine morningness-eveningness in human circadian rhythms. International Journal of Chronobiology. 1976.; Terman, M., & Terman, J. S. Light therapy for seasonal and nonseasonal depression: efficacy, protocol, safety, and side effects. CNS Spectrums. 2005.
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