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end of the video how does the weather
affect your mood there's a common
thought around the world that sunny warm
weather is linked to happiness and cold
cloudy weather is linked to sadness but
is there any science behind this idea
does the weather actually affect our
biology or is this all in the mind
sunlight is our main source of
synthesizing vitamin D which is critical
in producing serotonin the
neurotransmitter responsible for feeling
happy low levels of serotonin have been
linked to depression in fact there is a
very real psychological disorder called
seasonal affective disorder which
impacts around 20% of a population
primarily experienced in the darkness of
winter seasonal affective disorder makes
you tired unmotivated sad and can make
it hard for some to find reason to get
out of bed sunny warm weather has been
found to make people more generous
waiters and waitresses report higher
tips during warmer weather studies have
shown that people are more likely to
help those in need when it's hot romance
increases with the temperature when it's
warm people are more likely to respond
positively to pickup attempts
however warm weather has been found to
bring out the worst in people
studies show that the warmer the
temperature is the more aggressive
people to come the number of violent
crimes Rises with the temperature and
peaks at about 90 degrees Fahrenheit or
32 degrees Celsius late spring and early
summer is also in suicide rates peak
researchers found that outdoor workers
were far more likely to commit suicide
in spring than in the winter months
people who worked indoors were far more
likely to commit suicide and summer
studies from both the northern and
southern hemisphere report the same
seasonal pattern for suicides
the impact of weather on your mood may
depend on your personality type
a 2011 Dutch study on adolescents found
that 17% really loved summer the
subjects were less angry less fearful
and more positive when the sun was
shining
26% actually hated summer and
experienced the exact opposite effect
9% hated rain and felt depressed on
gloomy wet days and 48% were not
affected by the weather at all the
impact of the weather on your mood is
probably going to be greater in any
geographic location that experiences
lengthy periods of unusual weather for
instance if it's hot and sunny for
months on end that's probably going to
make more of an impact in Alaska than in
Miami in any case there are many factors
that affect your mood the weather is an
external force that we simply can't
control so try your best not to let it
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