Much ado about the full moon: a meta-analysis of lunar–lunacy research
Abstract
Les donnees provenant de 37 etudes publiees ou non publiees sont combinees dans une etude meta-analytique examinant les relations entre les phases de la lune et l'alienation mentale
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The moon is a relatively minor source of light in our times.
“However, as Rotton et al. pointed out, the moon is a relatively minor source of light in our times, therefore human behavior would be much more erratic if it were affected by light levels of this magnitude [61].”
From Association between lunar phase and sleep characteristics (2014) · cites this paper as [61]
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- Authors
- Rotton, J., & Kelly, I. W.
- Affiliations
- Florida International University (US)
- ORCID
- Kelly, I. W.
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 1985
- Volume
- 97
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 286-306
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- OpenAlex
- W2076712518
- Cited by
- 162
- References
- 108
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 4.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
- Keywords
- full moon, lunar influence, madness, mental illness, lunar phases, psychiatric hospital admissions
- MeSH terms
- Arousal, Astronomy, Mental Disorders, Humans, Periodicity, Weather, Astronomical Phenomena
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