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Ambient temperatures preferred by young European males and females at rest

GRIVEL, F., CANDAS, V.·1991·Ergonomics
DOI 10.1080/00140139108967320
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Forty-eight young adults (24 men and 24 women) stayed for three hours in a climatic chamber setting, lightly clothed and seated at rest with no prescribed task; rectal and mean skin temperatures were continuously recorded. During the first hour, the subjects were exposed to an imposed ambient temperature (25.1 degrees C) during which body temperatures stabilized and subjective thermal judgments were collected. For the next two hours they could freely set the ambient temperature at the level(s) they preferred. The subjects spent about one hour seeking a preferred temperature (transition period), which subsequently turned out to be unsteady in most cases. The overall mean of the individual average preferred temperatures (third hour) was 26.6 degrees C (S.D. = 2.6 degrees C). Significant time of day (morning versus afternoon) effects were found on preferred ambient and actual body temperatures. The body temperatures previously recorded at 25.1 degrees C were significantly predictive of the average ambient temperatures preferred between one and two hours later (third hour); the multiple regression equations differed markedly between men and women.

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  • Based on results from four studies, there is a tendency to prefer higher temperatures in the early evening compared to other times of the day.

    “based on the results from four studies [18,19,73,77], there is a tendency to prefer higher temperatures in the early evening compared to other times of the day.”

    From Human thermal perception and time of day: A review (2021) · cites this paper as [73]

  • Among the 15 reviewed experimental studies investigating diurnal variations in thermal perception, six observed significant differences in thermal perception.

    “six observed significant differences [19,71–74,77]”

    From Human thermal perception and time of day: A review (2021) · cites this paper as [73]

  • Grivel & Candas found mean preferred temperatures highest between 17:00 and 18:00, and the difference of 1.5°C was significant.

    “Mean preferred temperatures were found to be highest between 17:00 and 18:00, and the difference (1.5°C) was significant.”

    From Human thermal perception and time of day: A review (2021) · cites this paper as [73]

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Authors
GRIVEL, F., & CANDAS, V.
Affiliations
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Venue
Ergonomics
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1991-03
Volume
34
Issue
3
Pages
365-378
ISSN
  • 0014-0139 (ISSN-L)
  • 1366-5847
DOI
10.1080/00140139108967320
OpenAlex
W2014223446
Cited by
75
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 6 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Ergonomics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
Keywords
thermal comfort, rectal temperature, skin temperature, thermoneutrality, time of day effects, sex differences, young adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Body Temperature, Environment, Controlled, Female, Humans, Male, Monitoring, Physiologic, Reference Values, Sex Characteristics, Thermosensing, Time Factors

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