Mental DailyMental Daily
  • Clinical
  • Health
  • I/O
  • Cybernetic
  • Social
  • More
    • Opinion
    • The Discussion
    • My Bookmarks
Aa
Mental Daily
Aa
  • Clinical
  • Health
  • I/O
  • Cybernetic
  • Social
  • Opinion
Search
  • Clinical
  • Health
  • I/O
  • Cybernetic
  • Social
  • More
    • Opinion
    • The Discussion
    • My Bookmarks
Follow US
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Inc. Profile
  • Google Play Store
© 2022 - Mental Daily. All Rights Reserved.
Clinical

Natural outdoor light could impact mood and increase sleep quality

Staff Writer
Staff Writer 10 months ago
Updated 2021/10/12 at 12:07 AM
Share
SHARE

According to a new study in the Journal of Affective Disorders, natural daytime light exposure may impact mood and the circadian system, as well as increase sleep quality.

The study was derived from the examination of more than 500,000 adults residing in the United Kingdom as part of the UK Biobank cohort.

The adult participants were between the ages of 37 and 73.

“Light has powerful effects on mood, sleep, and the circadian system. Humans evolved in an environment with a clear distinction between day and night, but our modern environments have blurred this distinction,” the authors of the study wrote in their findings.

“Here we examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of time spent in daytime outdoor light with mood, sleep, and circadian-related outcomes.”

The study’s results show that the participants spent an average of 2.5 daylight hours outdoors each day, with each additional hour spent outdoors attributed to a lower risk of depressive disorders, increased mood, and lower neuroticism.

The study also uncovered increased sleep quality and less tiredness among the UK Biobank participants.

“In this study, we observed that greater time spent in outdoor light was associated with better mood outcomes, better quality sleep, and ease of wakening,” said one author of the study in a press release.

“These results may be explained by the impacts of light on the circadian system and the direct effects of light on mood centers in the brain.”

Photo: Shutterstock

You Might Also Like

Researchers find high cholesterol may not raise the risk of dementia

Study unveils the leisure activities that may lower the risk of dementia

MIT study shows how microglia can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

New paper refutes theory that the human brain shrank 3,000 years ago

New study finds that people with autism are more skilled at reading emotions in cartoons

TAGGED: circadian rhythm, nature, sleep
Staff Writer October 11, 2021
Share this Article
Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Whatsapp Email Print
Previous Article Study links Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 to improved visual working memory in elderly people
Next Article Merck seeks FDA authorization for antiviral drug treatment molnupiravir

Recommended

Clinical

Researchers find high cholesterol may not raise the risk of dementia

1 Min Read
Clinical

Study unveils the leisure activities that may lower the risk of dementia

1 Min Read
Clinical

MIT study shows how microglia can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease

1 Min Read
Clinical

New paper refutes theory that the human brain shrank 3,000 years ago

1 Min Read
//

We are a trusted online source for research news and resources on all aspects of the mind and human behavior.

Verticals

  • Clinical
  • Health
  • Social
  • I/O
  • Opinion

Social

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Inc. Profile
  • Google Play Store

Links

  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
Follow US

© 2022 Mental Daily. All Rights Reserved.

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Inc. Profile
  • Google Play Store

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?