Differences in sun time within the same time zone affect sleep–wake and social rhythms, but not morningness preference: Findings from a Polish–German comparison study

Time & Society

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 258-276

  Jankowski, Konrad S ^a   Vollmer, Christian ^b   Linke, Magdalena ^c   Randler, Christoph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

chronotype; cross culture; depressiveness; entrainment; eveningness; sleep timing; social time; Solar time; standard time; Zeitgeber

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908507164     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: 14617463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X14535911     Document Type: Article

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