Season of birth modulates mood seasonality in humans.
We investigate whether mood seasonality is modulated by season of birth. A sample of 1682 university students were administered the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire. We found that subjects born during spring or summer months had significantly higher Global Seasonality scores than those born during autumn or winter months.
Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 5-40127 Bologna, Italy. vincenzo.natale@unibo.it
Vincenzo
V
Natale
Ana
A
Adan
Jayanti
J
Chotai
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001723:Birth Rate; D021081:Chronobiology Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016574:Seasonal Affective Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012621:Seasons