Date of Award:
5-1997
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Human Development and Family Studies
Department name when degree awarded
Family and Human Development
Committee Chair(s)
Ann M. Berghout Austin
Committee
Ann M. Berghout Austin
Committee
Lori A. Roggman
Committee
Gaylen L. Ashcroft
Abstract
The weather is an ever present and uncontrollable element in our lives. Only a handful of studies has addressed the relationship between weather and the behavior of children, although anecdotal and intuitive evidence of this relationship abounds. The purpose of this study was to observe the behavior of groups of elementary school-aged children in their classroom ecology during different phases of the weather cycle as observed by their teachers, observe any behavioral differences between girls and boys, and observe if any weather -related differences exist between the behavior of younger and older children. A model of the direct and indirect influence of the weather on children was introduced, and a comprehensive, systematic method of classifying weather data for analysis was presented. A significant relationship was found between day of week, grade, school, weather, and behavior.
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Recommended Citation
Dabb, Carrie, "The Relationship Between Weather and Children's Behavior: A Study of Teacher Perceptions" (1997). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 2649.
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