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Longitudinal Location Influences Preference for Daylight Saving Time.
J Biol Rhythms. 2022 06; 37(3):343-348.JB

Abstract

The chronobiology community advocates ending the biannual practice in many countries of adjusting their clocks to observe Daylight Saving Time (DST). Many governments are actively considering abandoning this practice. While sleep and circadian experts advocate the adoption of year-round standard time, most jurisdictions are instead considering permanent DST. In guiding advocacy, it is useful to understand the factors that lead governments and citizens to prefer the various options. In October 2021, the Canadian province of Alberta conducted a province-wide referendum on adopting year-round DST, in which more than 1 million valid votes were cast. As this referendum was tied to province-wide municipal elections, the results of the referendum were reported at the community level, allowing a geospatial analysis of preference for permanent DST. While the referendum proposal was narrowly defeated (49.8% in favor), a community-level analysis demonstrated a significant East-West gradient, with eastern communities more strongly in favor and western communities more strongly opposed to the year-round DST. Community size and latitudinal position also contributed to preference, with smaller and more northern communities showing more preference for year-round DST. These findings help identify how geospatial location can influence how citizens feel about the various time options and can further help guide public advocacy efforts by the sleep and circadian communities.

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Antle MC
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Moshirpour M
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Blakely PR
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Horsley K
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Charlton CJ
Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Hu V
St. Francis High School, Calgary, AB, Canada.

MeSH

CanadaCircadian RhythmEmotionsSeasonsSleep

Pub Type(s)

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

35382618

Citation

Antle, Michael C., et al. "Longitudinal Location Influences Preference for Daylight Saving Time." Journal of Biological Rhythms, vol. 37, no. 3, 2022, pp. 343-348.
Antle MC, Moshirpour M, Blakely PR, et al. Longitudinal Location Influences Preference for Daylight Saving Time. J Biol Rhythms. 2022;37(3):343-348.
Antle, M. C., Moshirpour, M., Blakely, P. R., Horsley, K., Charlton, C. J., & Hu, V. (2022). Longitudinal Location Influences Preference for Daylight Saving Time. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 37(3), 343-348. https://doi.org/10.1177/07487304221089401
Antle MC, et al. Longitudinal Location Influences Preference for Daylight Saving Time. J Biol Rhythms. 2022;37(3):343-348. PubMed PMID: 35382618.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Longitudinal Location Influences Preference for Daylight Saving Time. AU - Antle,Michael C, AU - Moshirpour,Mahtab, AU - Blakely,Patricia R, AU - Horsley,Katelyn, AU - Charlton,Colin J, AU - Hu,Victor, Y1 - 2022/04/05/ PY - 2022/4/7/pubmed PY - 2022/6/3/medline PY - 2022/4/6/entrez KW - daylight saving time KW - latitude KW - longitude KW - standard time SP - 343 EP - 348 JF - Journal of biological rhythms JO - J Biol Rhythms VL - 37 IS - 3 N2 - The chronobiology community advocates ending the biannual practice in many countries of adjusting their clocks to observe Daylight Saving Time (DST). Many governments are actively considering abandoning this practice. While sleep and circadian experts advocate the adoption of year-round standard time, most jurisdictions are instead considering permanent DST. In guiding advocacy, it is useful to understand the factors that lead governments and citizens to prefer the various options. In October 2021, the Canadian province of Alberta conducted a province-wide referendum on adopting year-round DST, in which more than 1 million valid votes were cast. As this referendum was tied to province-wide municipal elections, the results of the referendum were reported at the community level, allowing a geospatial analysis of preference for permanent DST. While the referendum proposal was narrowly defeated (49.8% in favor), a community-level analysis demonstrated a significant East-West gradient, with eastern communities more strongly in favor and western communities more strongly opposed to the year-round DST. Community size and latitudinal position also contributed to preference, with smaller and more northern communities showing more preference for year-round DST. These findings help identify how geospatial location can influence how citizens feel about the various time options and can further help guide public advocacy efforts by the sleep and circadian communities. SN - 1552-4531 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/35382618/Longitudinal_Location_Influences_Preference_for_Daylight_Saving_Time_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -