Bad weather is the cause of calling for relatives

The desire to call a specific person and continue the conversation with them depends heavily on the weather. This is the research result published by the scientists at Newcastle University, UK in the journal PLOS ONE.

Researching the phone calls of 1.3 million mobile phone users, the researchers found that the weather is not 'positive' (too hot, too wet, stuffy or too cold) is the cause extend call time, while reducing communication with people around.

Dr. Santi Phithakkitnukoon, University of Newscast, an expert in social interaction, said: 'The reality is that mobile phones are becoming an indispensable part of the life of many people. This facilitates us to study human behavior and social movements. '

The influence of weather on people's hearts, the health and dynamism of people has long been not new. But scientists also discovered that weather changes also affect human dependence on mobile phones.

Bad weather makes people tend to call their relatives.

'We realize that when the weather is bad, we often don't have the habit of calling anyone. Instead, we tend to call people in our families, close friends, instead of calling people around. '

The study involved 1.3 million mobile phone users in Portugal. Using information about the conversation time, the location of the conversation, scientists divided into two groups: a group of people with strong social relationships and a group of people with social relationships. superficial.

Santi Phithakkitnukoon said: 'The key to the problem is not the length of the conversation but the frequency of those phone calls.'

Scientists also realized that people who use the phone often call people only about 20km away from them.

This research can help planners to build infrastructure to meet human needs.