====== Heat and Human Aggression ======

It's often suggested that increased ambient temperatures tend to increase aggressive behavior in humans.  There is, however, no generally agreed explanation for the phenomenon.

See: [[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0013916586182002|‘Ambient Temperature and Horn Honking : A Field Study of the Heat/Aggression Relationship’]] {{:oa_padlock_red.png?16}}<sup>[ paywalled ]</sup> in: //Environment and Behavior//, March 1986 vol. 18 no. 2 179-191.

A BBC 'Fact Check' feature (July 2018) lists various studies that confirm that there tend to be more reports of violent crime as the temperature rises.

>Experts divide the reasons into two main categories:\\ • The physical effects of heat on people's responses\\  • A change in the opportunities available to commit crime\\ Heat is an irritant and the discomfort it causes might make people shorter tempered. "\\ \\ See:  [[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44821796|Heatwave: Is there more crime in hot weather?]]

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Also see: [[content:psychology:general:testosterone_aggression|Testosterone and aggression]]