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The Composite Scale of Morningness: further psychometric properties and temporal stability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

H. Caci ,
L. Nadalet ,
P. Staccini ,
M. Myquel  and
P. Boyer
H. Caci*
Affiliation:
CHU de Nice, Hôpital de l'Archet II, 151 route de Saint Antoine Ginestiere, BP 3079,06202Nice cedex 3, France
L. Nadalet
Affiliation:
Clinique de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie Médicale, Hôpital Pasteur, Pavillon J, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 30, avenue de la Voie Romaine,06002Nice cedex 1, France
P. Staccini
Affiliation:
Système d'Information Clinique-Statistiques, Hôpital de Cimiez, Pavillon Victoria, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, 4, avenue Reine Victoria, BP 1179, 06003Nice cedex 1, France
M. Myquel
Affiliation:
CHU de Nice, Hôpital de l'Archet II, 151 route de Saint Antoine Ginestiere, BP 3079,06202Nice cedex 3, France
P. Boyer
Affiliation:
CNRS UMR 7593, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, Pavillon De Clérambault, 47, boulevard de l'Hôpital,75013Paris, France
*
*Correspondence and reprints
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Summary

Object

To assess the temporal stability of the French version of the Composite Scale of Morningness (CSM), and to replicate our previous findings in an independent sample in order to confirm the good internal properties of this instrument.

Methods

Sixty nursing students (11 males and 49 females) filled out the Composite Scale of Morningness on two occasions over a 13-month period.

Results

The scale's reliability is high: Cronbach's α = 0.874 in males and 0.904 in females. The CSM total scores are normally distributed and independent of gender. They do not differ between occasions, and are highly correlated: r = +0.885 in males and r = +0.930 in females.

Conclusions

The French version of the CSM is stable over time and psychometrically reliable. These are the characteristics of a personality trait. Further studies should explore its personality, biological and genetic correlates.

Keywords

circadian rhythmsmorningness-eveningnessquestionnaire
Type
Short communication
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 15 , Issue 4 , June 2000 , pp. 278 - 281
Copyright
Copyright © Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS 2000

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