Additional validity evidence for the reduced version of the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQr)

Sleep and Hypnosis

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Natale, Vincenzo ^a   Grandi, Carlo Alberto ^a   Fabbri, Marco ^a   Tonetti, Lorenzo ^a   Martoni, Monica ^a   Esposito, Maria José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronopsychology; Circadian rhythms; Circadian typology; Morningness Eveningness Questionaire; Motor activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP PATTERN; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33846977060     PISSN: 13021192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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