Hate Mondays? According to researchers, ‘Miserable Monday’ is a myth.
Through a poll of 340,000 people, US researchers have found that people’s moods were no worse on Mondays than other working days (Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays), besides Friday.
But as the weekend approaches, people were found to be happier, which supports the concept of the positive ‘Thanks God It’s Friday’ mood.
According to the The Journal of Positive Psychology authors Professor Arthur Stone, Stefan Schneider, and James Harter, people also had better moods and less stress or worry on weekends and Fridays—as compared to weekdays—but there was no support for a ‘Blue Monday’ effect.
“Despite our global beliefs about lousy Mondays, we conclude that this belief should be abandoned,” Stone told BBC News. “Cultural myths may vastly over-emphasise actual day of the week mood patterns.”
But Stone also says that the contrast in mood change from Sunday to Monday could be the reason Monday seems so ‘miserable’.
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[via BBC News, image via David Anderw Larsen / Shutterstock]