Twice a year we change the clocks. For many it’s not clear why and how this change affects us. So in October, with the help of the Guardian, a group of scientists at Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Oxford conducted a nationwide survey, the first of its kind, to understand the impact on people’s daily lives.

Over 12,000 people answered questions about their wellbeing, satisfaction with life, and stress levels. People completed the survey in the week before the clocks went back by an hour in the October clock change, and in the days immediately after.

When we compared the before and after responses, we found that women’s mental health and wellbeing suffer more in the immediate aftermath of changing the time, while men experience greater wellbeing and greater satisfaction with life when the clocks go back. Should we do anything about this, and will the impact on wellbeing be the same when we spring forward by an hour this weekend?

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