Recent Study: Does Birth Month or 'Season' Affect Mood and Mental State?!
August 1, 2025182 ViewsRead Time: 2 minutes
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It has long been spread in the world of astronomy and astrology that there is a connection between mental and mood states and the day or month of birth, but many previous studies have dispelled these hypotheses and deemed them as mere 'nonsense'.
A team of researchers from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Canada analyzed the effect of birth season on the likelihood of experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety in adulthood.
The research included a review of data from 303 individuals, including 106 men and 197 women, with an average age of 26 years.
Participants were selected from multiple universities in Vancouver, and their ethnic backgrounds varied between South Asian (31.7%), White (24.4%), and Filipino (15.2%).
The researchers asked participants to complete PHQ-9 questionnaires to assess depression symptoms and GAD-7 to assess anxiety, excluding those with known pre-existing mental health issues.
Birth months were classified according to seasons: spring (March-May), summer (June-August), autumn (September-November), and winter (December-February).
The results showed a wide prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among participants, with 84% reporting symptoms of depression and 66% reporting symptoms of anxiety.
The research concluded that there is no clear seasonal correlation with anxiety, while a seasonal effect on the likelihood of depression was observed, with the highest rates of depression recorded among males born in summer (78 cases) compared to winter (67) and spring (58) and autumn (68).
