Table of contents:
- The relationship between weather and mood
- How does the weather affect your mood?
- 1. The weather is sunny
- 2. Humid weather
- 3. Cold weather
- 4. The weather is rainy
Moods are easy to change for some people. However, there are also those who attribute changes in the weather to one's mood. Maybe some of you have felt very happy in the morning, then when the daytime is very hot, mood You immediately go awry. Can it really be like that? Can the weather really affect your mood? Check out the answers from the following researchers.
The relationship between weather and mood
A published study Journal Acta Paedopsychiatrica involving 16,000 students in Switzerland. In the study, 18 percent of boys and 29 percent of girls responded negatively to certain weather conditions. Certain weather can trigger symptoms such as fatigue, mood swings, and irritability.
A study published in Psychological Science in 2005, studied the relationship between mood and weather. The study, which was conducted on 605 participants, was divided into three separate studies. Researchers found that fine weather was associated with mood carefree people, better memory, and a more open mind during the spring as they spend more time outdoors.
The results of this study prove that there is an influence between weather changes and one's mood. In fact, air temperature and pressure, wind speed, sunshine, rain, and length of day can all affect your mood. This condition is known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) or seasonal mood disorders. SAD is a type of mild depression associated with seasonal changes. SAD begins and ends at the same time each year. SAD can be what causes the weather to affect your mood.
SAD generally occurs in countries with four seasons. However, there is still the possibility of SAD in a country that has two seasons, such as Indonesia. In a four-season country, symptoms of SAD usually appear in the fall and continue into winter. Usually this condition can cause depression in the spring or early summer.
How does the weather affect your mood?
1. The weather is sunny
According to a published study British Journal of Psychology, sunny weather can cause feelings of happiness and make the body feel fit. The increased air temperature can also increase one's morale.
Plus, sunny weather can reduce anxiety. The presence of serotonin in sunlight can control emotions associated with memory, depression, and sleep. Serotonin can increase when the weather is sunny and this is what has a positive impact on your mind.
However, sunny weather can also make people more aggressive. In a published study Science, researchers reported that as temperatures increased, the frequency of violence against others increased by four percent, and conflict between groups by 14 percent.
This aggressive nature can also cause negative effects, such as an increase in the incidence of suicide. One study reported that during early summer or sunny weather, the incidence of suicide increased more. Extremely sunny weather is considered a hopeless season for those with depression.
2. Humid weather
Humid weather has a devastating effect on human emotions such as compassion and enthusiasm. Humid weather makes your mind and body weak and prevents you from wanting to do anything. In addition, this weather also affects your concentration and makes you easily sleepy.
3. Cold weather
When the weather is cold, there is little sun and temperatures drop dramatically. So that the serotonin levels in your body will also drop. Even serotonin production in winter is only half of summer. When serotonin levels drop, you will feel upset.
4. The weather is rainy
People react differently to rain. Some people may enjoy when it rains, some people may feel depressed and annoyed by the rain. However, it is true that sometimes the continuous rain for several days will be annoying.
When it rains, the sky becomes cloudy and even dark, so for some people they feel lazy to do anything or feel sleepy. This is caused by increased melatonin production in the body. Melatonin is synthesized from serotonin, in the absence of sunlight. Melatonin causes you to sleep easily. So, it is true that the weather can affect your mood.
Hmm … Have you checked the forecast for today?
