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Influence of the Day of the Week and the Weather on People Using a Telephone Support System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

E. Hribersek ,
H. van de Voorde ,
H. Poppe  and
J. Casselman
J. Casselman
Affiliation:
University of Louvain
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Abstract

The calls to a telephone counselling service at Louvain, during a 21-month period, from one telephone zone were analysed. Data were studied in relation to the type of weather, which was recorded every day. Calls made by women about health and interpersonal problems showed a relationship to the weather, while calls apparently motivated by masturbation intentions from male callers increased when the weather improved.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 150 , Issue 2 , February 1987 , pp. 189 - 192
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Copyright © 1987 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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