Does life seem better on a sunny day? Examining the association between daily weather conditions and life satisfaction judgments
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System waves 2005 to 2009; 1,071,290 respondents in the primary analyses; most weather conditions unrelated to life satisfaction; significant effects very small; weather does not reliably affect life satisfaction judgements; authors cannot rule out effects entirely. Their description of Schwarz and Clore (1983): total sample 84, 14 per cell in a 2 by 3 design, interaction driven by one cell.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System waves 2005 to 2009; 1,071,290 respondents in the primary analyses; most weather conditions unrelated to life satisfaction; significant effects very small; weather does not reliably affect life satisfaction judgements; authors cannot rule out effects entirely. Their description of Schwarz and Clore (1983): total sample 84, 14 per cell in a 2 by 3 design, interaction driven by one cell.
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doi:10.1037/a0032124. Full text read: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System waves 2005 to 2009; 1,071,290 respondents in the primary analyses; most weather conditions unrelated to life satisfaction; significant effects very small; weather does not reliably affect life satisfaction judgements; authors cannot rule out effects entirely. Their description of Schwarz and Clore (1983): total sample 84, 14 per cell in a 2 by 3 design, interaction driven by one cell.