Overview of Chronotype Chronotype is used to characterize a persons sleep patterns.

The two types of chronotypes are morning and evening. Chronotype appears to have a role in persons more general physiology, whether one is a morning or evening person it influences the sleep pattern. It also contributes to the cause of sleep reduction of one person. Chronotype may also change depends on the lifestyle of a person, when he refers to sleep and when ones energy is at full. (Smith and Bronwyn 2012) Mall establishments hire employees who are active early in the morning until late at night. The employees are divided into two, the opening and the closing. The opening is the workers whose shifts are early in the morning until afternoon; the closing workers start their shift late afternoon until late at night. They have to be alert during the phase where in they are interested in relaxing and preparing to sleep. Although an individual has difference in preference of sleeping and wakefulness schedule, night sleep is the ones appropriate to be followed because it is what the human species are intended to be scheduled. (Gamud and Mendoza 2012) Munich Chronotype Questionnaire (MCTQ) Self-rated scale to assess individual phase of entrainment on work and work-free days, developed in ages 6 to > 65 years ; tool to collect primary sleep times, such as bed- and rise-times, plus the clock time of becoming fully awake as well as sleep latency and inertia, in addition to other time points and rate themselves as one of the seven chronotypes (J Biol 2006) Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) Assess morningness and

eveningness of a person. Questions are framed in a preferential manner, where the respondent is asked to indicate when, for example, he/she would prefer to wake up or start sleep, rather than when he/she actually does. (ibid)
MEQ Scoring

16 - 30 Defenitive evening

31 - 41 Moderate evening

42 58 Intermediate

59 - 69 Moderate morning

70 86 Definite morning

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Sleep and Wake up time for each Chronotype 16-30 31-41 42-58 59-69 Definite Moderate Intermediate Moderate evening Evening Morning Morning 2:00-3:00 AM (2:00-3:00h) 12:45-2:00 AM (00:45-2:00h) 10:45-12:45 PM (22:45-00:45) 9:30-10:45 PM (21:30-22:45h)

70-86 Definite Morning 9:00-9:30 PM (21:00-21:30h)

Sleeping time