Meteorologic factors and subjective sleep continuity: a preliminary evaluation
Abstract
Little research has been undertaken to evaluate whether environmental factors other than bright light influence the individual's ability to initiate and maintain sleep. In the present analyses, nine meteorologic variables were evaluated for their possible relationship to self-reported sleep continuity in a sample of 43 subjects over a period of 105 days. In this preliminary analysis, high barometric pressure, low precipitation, and lower temperatures were significantly correlated with good sleep continuity. Interestingly, ambient light and lunar phase were not found to be strongly associated sleep diary measures.
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Other scientists have also found no influence of the lunar cycle on human sleep in small samples of adults (15-17).
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- Authors
- Pandey, J., Grandner, M., Crittenden, C., Smith, M. T., & Perlis, M. L.
- Affiliations
- University of Rochester Medicine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Perlis, Michael L.
- Venue
- International Journal of Biometeorology
- Published
- 2004-08-17
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 152-155
- ISSN
- 0020-7128 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-1254
- OpenAlex
- W2086507431
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 4 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- International Journal of Biometeorology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Keywords
- sleep continuity, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, temperature, ambient light, lunar phases, sleep initiation, sleep maintenance, self-reported sleep
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Female, Humans, Light, Male, Medical Records, Meteorological Concepts, Sleep
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