Geophysical Variables and Behavior
II. Weather Factors as Predictors of Local Social Indicators of Maladaptation in Two Non-Urban Areas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13658461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Banziger (Marietta College, corresponding author), Karen Owens (Marietta College) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 427-434 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1978.43.2.427 |
| PMID | 724892 |
| OpenAlex | W2008333766 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 8 |
The relative predictive strengths of eight weather factors were examined using as separate dependent variables monthly figures for community mental health intake, welfare caseload, calls to a telephone hotline, medical patient caseload, felony arrests, juvenile complaints, drunk-driving arrests, and mortality rates in two non-urban areas of Ohio. Z-score transformations of subjective discomfort of the weather factors as indicated by three independent samples were analyzed with a stepwise multiple regression. With the exception of hotline calls, each of the social indicators in the two localities was significantly predicted by a different weather factor, and the weather factors, taken together, accounted for about 10% of the variance of each social indicator. For each geographical area, combined weather factors accounted for no more than 30% of the variance of any local social indicator. Problems of overgeneralization and exaggeration of the effects of weather factors on social indicators in previous studies were discussed. A balanced approach to behavioral effects of geophysical variables must be achieved (Ammons, 1978)
Geography · Hotline · Maladaptation · Vagrancy · Variance (accounting · Computer Science · Demography · Ecology · Health disparities and outcomes · Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 2018 (42) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |