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The clock change for daylight saving time increases anxiety in the general population.
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Is it true that the clock change for daylight saving time increases anxiety in the general population?
Partly. Population-level English records show no rise in anxiety after the spring clock change and a small decrease after the autumn change, while a systematic review finds no consistent psychiatric effects; one small study of parents of infants links pre-existing anxiety to greater DST-related stress, which does not establish a general-population increase.
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Thakur, S., Lucchini, M., Kahn, M., & Barnett, N. (2024). 0835 Impact of Daylight Saving Time Change on Parental Anxiety, Stress, and Infant Sleep Expectations. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0835
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Lange, M. A. d., Birnie, K., Richmond, R. C., Yang, C., Tilling, K., & Davies, N. M. (2025). The Effects of Daylight Saving Time Clock Changes on Health Outcomes in Primary and Secondary Care in England. ijpds.org. https://ijpds.org/article/view/3033
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MA, d. L., K, B., RC, R., CY, S., SV, E., K, T., & NM, D. (2025). Acute effects of daylight saving time clock changes on mental and physical health in England: population based retrospective cohort study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085962
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Acute effects of daylight saving time clock changes on mental and physical health in England: population based retrospective cohort study - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-085962
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MA, d. L., K, B., RC, R., CY, S., SV, E., K, T., & NM, D. (2025). The Effects of Daylight Saving Time Clock Changes on Mental and Physical Health in England: Evidence from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.14.25327580
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A, S., JP, W., U, W., L, B., B, B., GS, L., S, F., RG, F., J, W., G, M., TC, E., & P, L. (2026). A systematic review of epidemiological studies into daylight-saving time & health identifying beneficial & adverse effects.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-026-01372-8
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