@article{ref1,
title="Thermal stress in the U.S.A.: effects on violence and on employee behaviour",
journal="Stress and Health",
year="2005",
author="Cooper, Cary and Simister, John Gordon",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="3-15",
abstract="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 heat; 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 © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1532-3005",
doi="10.1002/smi.1029",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.1029"
}