Table 1 A version modified for infants[4] of the Torsvall-Åkerstedt Diurnal type scale[11]
Questions | Answers on a four-point scale | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
1. When would your child prefer to wake up (provided your child has a full day’s play of 8 h) if your child were totally free to arrange his (her) time? | Before 6:30 a.m. | 6:30 to 7:29 a.m. | 7:30 to 8:29 a.m. | 8:30 a.m. or later |
2. When would your child prefer to go to bed (provided your child has a full day’s play of 8 h) if your child were totally free to arrange his (her) time? | Before 9:00 p.m. | 9:00 to 9:59 p.m. | 10:00 to 10:59 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. |
3. If your child always had to go to bed at 9:00 p.m., how easy would it be to fall asleep? | Easy: would fall asleep almost instantly | Somewhat easy: would lie awake for a short time | Somewhat difficult: would lie awake for some time | Very difficult: would lie awake for a long time |
4. If your child always had to wake up at 6:00 a.m., how easy would it be to wake up? | Easy: no problem at all | A little unpleasant but no big problem | Somewhat difficult and unpleasant | Very difficult and unpleasant |
5. When does your child usually begin to feel the first signs of tiredness and need for sleep? | Before 9:00 p.m. | 9:00 to 9:59 p.m. | 10:00 to 10:59 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. or later |
6. How long does it usually take before your child feels fully awake in the morning after waking up? | 1 to 10 min | 11 to 20 min | 21 to 40 min | more than 40 min |
7. Please indicate to what extent your child is a morning or evening person. | Pronounced morning person (morning alert and evening tired) | Somewhat morning person | Somewhat evening person (morning tired and evening alert) | Pronounced evening person |