Weathering the preschool environment: affect moderates the relations between meteorology and preschool behaviors

Lagacé‐Séguin, Daniel G.; d’Entremont, Marc‐Robert L.

doi:10.1080/0300443042000270777

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“…Our data were consistent with two studies carried out by Lagacé-Séguin (Lagacé-Séguin and Coplan 2001;Lagacé-Séguin and d'Entremont 2005) highlighting the positive relationship between humidity level and externalizing problems (in our study specifically aggressive behavior) in preschool children. Furthermore, following Lagacé-Séguin and d 'Entremont's (2005) suggestions, our data on behavioral and affective states were obtained by means of teachers' observations, thus reducing subjective reports such as maternal interpretations of children's affective states as collected by Lagacé-Séguin.…”

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confidence: 95%

“…In our study, the day-care teachers evaluated the children's behaviors by referring to descriptive and observable behaviors, thus providing a more reliable and valid measure of children's reactions. Given the consistency between our findings and those of Lagacé-Séguin and d'Entremont (2005), we can claim that, in winter, high humidity can predict and elicit aggressive behavior. Our findings also confirmed the results of Howarth and Hoffman (1984), who highlighted the importance of humidity level as a relevant predictor of mood dimensions and behaviors.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Despite this consideration, relatively few studies have assessed the relationship between daily variation in weather, behavior and emotional states in children (Essa et al 1990;Lagacé-Séguin and Coplan 2001;Lagacé-Séguin and d'Entremont 2005;Petralli et al 2008). Results from past research has revealed several effects of weather conditions on the behavior and emotions of adult samples.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Following Lagacé-Séguin and d'Entremont (2005), data on behavior and affective states were obtained by means of teachers' daily observations in the day-care center.…”

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Weather daily variation in winter and its effect on behavior and affective states in day-care children

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This study aimed to analyze the impact of winter weather conditions on young children's behavior and affective states by examining a group of 61 children attending day-care centers in Florence (Italy). Participants were 33 males, 28 females and their 11 teachers. The mean age of the children at the beginning of the observation period was 24.1 months. The day-care teachers observed the children's behavioral and emotional states during the morning before their sleeping time and filled in a questionnaire for each baby five times over a winter period of 3 weeks. Air temperature, relative humidity, air pressure and solar radiation data were collected every 15 min from a weather station located in the city center of Florence. At the same time, air temperature and relative humidity data were collected in the classroom and in the garden of each day-care center. We used multilevel linear models to evaluate the extent to which children's emotional and behavioral states could be predicted by weather conditions, controlling for child characteristics (gender and age). The data showed that relative humidity and solar radiation were the main predictors of the children's emotional and behavioral states. The outdoor humidity had a significant positive effect on frustration, sadness and aggression; solar radiation had a significant negative effect only on sadness, suggesting that a sunny winter day makes children more cheerful. The results are discussed in term of implications for parents and teachers to improve children's ecological environment.

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confidence: 97%

“…Following Lagacé-Séguin and d'Entremont (2005), data on behavior and affective states were obtained by means of teachers' daily observations in the day-care center.…”

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“…The solution to reducing playground heat illness and surface burns on extreme heat days is not to prohibit play, but to encourage safe play, invoke awareness, and/or limit play to the morning or evening hours. Quality play settings result in increased activity and improved health (e.g., lessen obesity and diabetes) (Barnes, 2011) and social networking (Bessesen, 2008;Sallis, Floyd, Rodríguez, & Saelens, 2012;Wolch et al, 2011), increased cognitive and motor development (Boldemann et al, 2006;Brussoni, Olsen, Pike, & Sleet, 2012;Ciucci et al, 2011Ciucci et al, , 2013Wenner, 2009), and improved behavior (Bessesen, 2008;Ciucci et al, 2013;Lagacé-Séguin & d'Entremont, 2005) and learning (Taylor & Kuo, 2009). Quantifying both the T s-a over various surfaces and the scale offsets of these deltas can produce accurate and vital information for reducing playground T s through bioclimatic design.…”

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Hot playgrounds and children's health: A multiscale analysis of surface temperatures in Arizona, USA

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h i g h l i g h t s• A mismatch exists between remotely sensed and in situ urban surface temperatures (T s ).• The hottest T s in a Phoenix area neighborhood were found on playground surfaces.• Children are more vulnerable to the effects of heat stress and high T s than adults.• Shade of any type is found effective in reducing T s and improving thermal safety.• Data must be collected at the touch-scale for spatially accurate high T s mitigation. a r t i c l e i n f o b s t r a c tObjectives: To provide novel quantification and advanced measurements of surface temperatures (T s ) in playgrounds, employing multiple scales of data, and provide insight into hot-hazard mitigation techniques and designs for improved environmental and public health. Methods: We conduct an analysis of T s in two Metro-Phoenix playgrounds at three scales: neighborhood (1 km resolution), microscale (6.8 m resolution), and touch-scale (1 cm resolution). Data were derived from two sources: airborne remote sensing (neighborhood and microscale) and in situ (playground site) infrared T s (touch-scale). Metrics of surface-to-air temperature deltas ( T s-a ) and scale offsets (errors) are introduced. Results: Select in situ T s in direct sunlight are shown to approach or surpass values likely to result in burns to children at touch-scales much finer than T s resolved by airborne remote sensing. Scale offsets based on neighbourhood and microscale ground observations are 3.8 • C and 7.3 • C less than the T s-a at the 1 cm touch-scale, respectively, and 6.6 • C and 10.1 • C lower than touch-scale playground equipment T s , respectively. Hence, the coarser scales underestimate high T s within playgrounds. Both natural (tree) and artificial (shade sail) shade types are associated with significant reductions in T s . Conclusions: A scale mismatch exists based on differing methods of urban T s measurement. The sub-meter touch-scale is the spatial scale at which data must be collected and policies of urban landscape design and health must be executed in order to mitigate high T s in high-contact environments such as playgrounds. Shade implementation is the most promising mitigation technique to reduce child burns, increase park usability, and mitigate urban heating.

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2018

Psychologie Der Rituale Und Bräuche

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Weathering the preschool environment: affect moderates the relations between meteorology and preschool behaviors

Cited by 24 publications

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Weather daily variation in winter and its effect on behavior and affective states in day-care children

Weather daily variation in winter and its effect on behavior and affective states in day-care children

Hot playgrounds and children's health: A multiscale analysis of surface temperatures in Arizona, USA

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