The Switch to Daylight Saving Time and the Perceived Inappropriateness of Norm Violations

2025/01/01 by Emma Halfmann, Joachim Hüffmeier, Nadira S. Faber +1 · 1 voice
Environmental Science · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Circadian rhythm and melatonin #Color perception and design #Impact of Light on Environment and Health

paper · pdf · doi:10.1027/1864-9335/a000569

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Abstract

Abstract: Social norms serve as efficient guidelines that specify which behavior is adequate in a given social context. Building on Conservation of Resources Theory, we argue that this is specifically the case under disruptive states and hypothesized that switching to daylight saving time result in harsher evaluations of norm violations. In a quasiexperimental study ( N = 724), individuals rated norm violations on the Monday following the switch to daylight saving time more inappropriate than on a regular Monday. Because this finding was not robust, we conducted a direct replication with more rigorous exclusion criteria, a larger sample size ( N = 986), and additional exploratory sleep-related indices. No effect of switching to daylight saving time on perceived inappropriateness was found.

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Discussions

• New: Halfmann & colleagues (inc. @nadirafaber.bsky.social) investigated the impact of Daylight Savings on norm violation judgments. In one study, judgments were harsher on the Monday after DST, but t [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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