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Everyday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures
Eriksson, K.; Strimling, P.; Vartanova, I.; Simpson, B.; Persson, M.; Abdi, K. A.; Ad, N.; Aldashev, A.; Ali, H. M.; Alì, M.; Aliyev, K.; Choi, H.-S.Every social situation that people encounter in their daily lives comes with a set of unwritten rules about what behavior is considered appropriate or inappropriate. These everyday norms can vary across societies: some societies may have more permissive norms in general or for certain behaviors, or for certain behaviors in specific situations. In a preregistered survey of 25,422 participants across 90 societies...
High economic inequality is linked to greater moralization
Kirkland, K.; Van Lange, P. A. M.; Gorenz, D.; Blake, K.; Amiot, C. E.; Ausmees, L.; Baguma, P.; Barry, O.; Becker, M.; Bilewicz, M.; Boonyasiriwat, W.Throughout the 21st century, economic inequality is predicted to increase as we face new challenges, from changes in the technological landscape to the growing climate crisis. It is crucial we understand how these changes in inequality may affect how people think and behave. We propose that economic inequality threatens the social fabric of society, in turn increasing moralization—that is, the greater tendency ...
Perceiving societal pressure to be happy is linked to poor well-being, especial...
Dejonckheere, E.; Rhee, J. J.; Baguma, P. K.; Barry, O.; Becker, M.; Bilewicz, M.; Castelain, T.; Costantini, G.; Dimdins, G.; Espinosa, A.Happiness is a valuable experience, and societies want their citizens to be happy. Although this societal commitment seems laudable, overly emphasizing positivity (versus negativity) may create an unattainable emotion norm that ironically compromises individual well-being. In this multi-national study (40 countries; 7443 participants), we investigate how societal pressure to be happy and not sad predicts emotio...
Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies
Eriksson, K.; Strimling, P.; Gelfand, M.; Junhui Wu; Abernathy, J.; Akotia, C. S.; Aldashev, A.; Andersson, P. A.; Andrighetto, G.; Anum, A.; Arikan, G.Norm enforcement may be important for resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation. However, little is known about how preferred responses to norm violations vary across cultures and across domains. In a preregistered study of 57 countries (using convenience samples of 22,863 students and non-students), we measured perceptions of the appropriateness of various responses to a violation of a cooperative norm and...