The thirteen item English version of the CSM was translated into Hindi and independently back translated into English. Inconsistencies between the original and back translated versions were then resolved. Both versions were next administered to bilingual persons at Delhi, India (N = 130). After intra-class correlations between the Hindi and the English versions were examined, the Hindi version was administered to community based participants representing different age groups (N = 310).
There was satisfactory intra-class correlation (ICC) between the total scores for the Hindi and the English versions of the CSM (Cronbach's alpha = 0.873), with variation for individual items scores. Total CSM scores in the second sample suggested a significant association with age, consistent with published reports with the English CSM, i.e., morningness tendencies were more likely to be reported by older adults. Significant associations with gender or educational status were not observed.
The Hindi CSM is a brief questionnaire that provides behavioral measures of diurnal preference. It is freely available for research in Hindi speaking populations.