Female gender but not season of birth is associated with mood seasonality in a near-equatorial Brazilian city

CONCLUSION: The unexpected finding is tentatively explained by differences in geographic location and weather fluctuations between the sampling location in Brazil and other countries where season of birth has been found to influence mood seasonality. Additional studies with larger samples from the Southern Hemisphere are necessary to shed additional light on the possible significant influence of season of birth on mood.OBJETIVO: Estudos realizados principalmente em países do Hemisfério Norte têm demonstrado que indivíduos nascidos durante os meses de primavera/verão tendem a apresentar maiores alterações sazonais do humor do que aqueles nascidos durante os meses de outono/inverno. Expandindo essas pesquisas para o Hemisfério Sul, o presente estudo examinou a relação entre época ...

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