OBJETIVO: Estudos realizados principalmente em países do Hemisfério Norte têm demonstrado que indivíduos nascidos durante os meses de primavera/verão tendem a apresentar maiores alterações sazonais do humor do que aqueles nascidos durante os meses de outono/inverno. Expandindo essas pesquisas para o Hemisfério Sul, o presente estudo examinou a relação entre época do nascimento e a flutuação sazonal do humor em uma amostra de 1.247 jovens brasileiros saudáveis de João Pessoa, Paraíba. MÉTODO: Uma versão traduzida do Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ) foi utilizada para calcular uma pontuação global de alterações sazonais do humor em um estudo transversal. RESULTADOS: Análise de covariância foi utilizada para examinar os efeitos de mês de nascimento e do sexo sobre o humor sazonal, com idade como covariável. Alterações de humor sazonal foram maiores para mulheres (M = 8) do que homens (M = 7), F (1, 1197) = 17,86, p < ,01; parcial Eta-quadrado = 0,02. Contrariando achados anteriores, nenhum efeito significativo foi observado entre mês de nascimento e humor sasonal, F (1, 1197) = 0,65, p > ,05. CONCLUSÃO: Este achado inesperado é tentativamente explicado pelas diferenças na localização geográfica e nas flutuações climáticas entre o Brasil e os outros países descritos na literatura. Estudos adicionais com amostras maiores do Hemisfério Sul são necessários para lançar luz sobre a possível influência significativa da época de nascimento no humor.
Objective: Studies conducted mainly in countries located in the Northern Hemisphere have shown that season of birth influences mood seasonality. Greater mood seasonality has been observed for individuals born during spring/summer months than those born during autumn/winter months. Expanding past research to the Southern Hemisphere, in this study we examine the influence of season of birth on mood seasonality in a sample of 1,247 healthy young Brazilians. Method: The Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire was used to compute a global seasonality score as a measure of mood seasonality in a cross-sectional study. Results: Analysis of covariance was conducted to examine the effects of month of birth and gender on mood seasonality, with age entered as a covariate. A main effect of gender was observed, F (1, 1197) = 17.86, p < .01; partial Eta-squared = .02, with mood seasonality being higher for females (M = 8) than for males (M = 7). Contradicting previous findings, no significant main effect for month of birth was observed, F (1, 1197) = 0.65, p > .05. Conclusion: The unexpected finding is tentatively explained by differences in geographic location and weather fluctuations between the sampling location in Brazil and other countries where season of birth has been found to influence mood seasonality. Additional studies with larger samples from the Southern Hemisphere are necessary to shed additional light on the possible significant influence of season of birth on mood.
Milfont T.L., Tilyard B.A., Gouveia V.V., Tonetti L., Natale V. (2012). Female gender but not season of birth is associated with mood seasonality in a near-equatorial Brazilian city. JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE PSIQUIATRIA, 61(4), 262-265 [10.1590/S0047-20852012000400010].
Female gender but not season of birth is associated with mood seasonality in a near-equatorial Brazilian city
Tonetti L.;Natale V.
2012
Abstract
Objective: Studies conducted mainly in countries located in the Northern Hemisphere have shown that season of birth influences mood seasonality. Greater mood seasonality has been observed for individuals born during spring/summer months than those born during autumn/winter months. Expanding past research to the Southern Hemisphere, in this study we examine the influence of season of birth on mood seasonality in a sample of 1,247 healthy young Brazilians. Method: The Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire was used to compute a global seasonality score as a measure of mood seasonality in a cross-sectional study. Results: Analysis of covariance was conducted to examine the effects of month of birth and gender on mood seasonality, with age entered as a covariate. A main effect of gender was observed, F (1, 1197) = 17.86, p < .01; partial Eta-squared = .02, with mood seasonality being higher for females (M = 8) than for males (M = 7). Contradicting previous findings, no significant main effect for month of birth was observed, F (1, 1197) = 0.65, p > .05. Conclusion: The unexpected finding is tentatively explained by differences in geographic location and weather fluctuations between the sampling location in Brazil and other countries where season of birth has been found to influence mood seasonality. Additional studies with larger samples from the Southern Hemisphere are necessary to shed additional light on the possible significant influence of season of birth on mood.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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