The Effects of Weather on Daily Mood: A Multilevel Approach

被引：244

作者：

Denissen, Jaap J. A. ^{[1
]}

Butalid, Ligaya ^{[2
]}

Penke, Lars ^{[3
]}

van Aken, Marcel A. G. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Humboldt Univ, Berlin, Germany

[2] Univ Utrecht, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands

[3] Univ Edinburgh, MRC, Ctr Cognit Ageing & Cognit Epidemiol, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

EMOTION | 2008年 / 8卷 / 05期

关键词：

weather; mood; multilevel modelling; personality;

D O I：

10.1037/a0013497

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

The present study examines the effects of six weather parameters (temperature, wind power, sunlight, precipitation, air pressure, and photoperiod) on mood (positive affect, negative affect, and tiredness). Data were gathered from an online diary study (N = 1,233), linked to weather station data, and analyzed by means of multilevel analysis. Multivariate and univariate analyses enabled distinction between unique and shared effects. The results revealed main effects of temperature, wind power, and sunlight on negative affect. Sunlight had a main effect on tiredness and mediated the effects of precipitation and air pressure on tiredness. In terms of explained variance, however, the average effect of weather on mood was only small, though significant random variation was found across individuals, especially regarding the effect of photoperiod. However, these individual differences in weather sensitivity could not be explained by the Five Factor Model personality traits, gender, or age.

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页码：662 / 667

页数：6

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