Original scientific paper
Mood Effects of Weather Conditions of the Zagreb Population, Croatia
Aleksandar Momirović
Branislava Resanović
Josip Čulig
Ivona Herljević
Abstract
The level of information on biometeorologic reports and mood effects of weather conditions on the Zagreb population were assessed in a sample of 782 subjects. Only 103 (13.2%) study subjects had not been informed on biometeorologic reports. Mood effects of weather conditions were reported by more than 76% of study subjects, 18.3% of them reporting meteorosensitivity. Meteorosensitivity showed a female predominance, and increased with age and level of education. 88% of chronic patients reported discomforts caused by changes in atmospheric conditions. Apathy and sleepiness were the most common mood changes associated with weather changes, whereas humid weather was indicated as a weather type that caused most discomforts in study subjects.
Keywords
biometeorology; mood effects; meteorosensitivity; Zagreb; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
5230
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2005.
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