Increasing ambient temperature reduces emotional well-being

Environmental Research

Volumn 151, Issue , 2016, Pages 124-129

  Noelke, Clemens ^a   McGovern, Mark ^b,c   Corsi, Daniel J ^d   Jimenez, Marcia P ^e   Stern, Ari ^f   Wing, Ian Sue ^f   Berkman, Lisa ^g  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate impacts; Heat exposure; Mental health; Social inequality; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; MENTAL HEALTH; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEAT; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT WORRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SADNESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; FATIGUE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84979561584     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.06.045     Document Type: Article

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