Diurnal and Seasonal Mood Vary with Work, Sleep, and Daylength Across Diverse Cultures

@article{Golder2011DiurnalAS,
  title={Diurnal and Seasonal Mood Vary with Work, Sleep, and Daylength Across Diverse Cultures},
  author={Scott A. Golder and Michael W. Macy},
  journal={Science},
  year={2011},
  volume={333},
  pages={1878 - 1881}
}
Across the world the collective mood heightens at breakfast time and during the weekend. We identified individual-level diurnal and seasonal mood rhythms in cultures across the globe, using data from millions of public Twitter messages. We found that individuals awaken in a good mood that deteriorates as the day progresses—which is consistent with the effects of sleep and circadian rhythm—and that seasonal change in baseline positive affect varies with change in daylength. People are happier on… 
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