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STRESS AND HEALTH
Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 3-15Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/smi.1029
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thermal stress; employee behaviour; stress hormones
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Many researchers have claimed to find a link between temperature and aggression; we use U.S.A. data to confirm strong seasonal patterns in several types of violent crime. We also report seasonal patterns in U.S.A. workplace data (strikes, and quitting jobs). We suggest a medical explanation for these seasonal patterns, based on stress hormones (adrenaline, and perhaps noradrenaline and/or testosterone). The human body generates adrenaline in response to excessive beat; adrenaline is helpful in keeping the body within safe limits, but we think that as a side effect it leads to aggression (which is often inappropriate). We examine the shape of the curve relating temperature to aggression. Copyright (C) 2004 Jobn Wiley Sons, Ltd.
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