Circadian Rhythms in Socializing Propensity

Cheng, Zhang; Phang, Chee Wei; Zeng, Xiaohua; Wang, Ximeng; Xu, Yunjie; Huang, Yun; Contractor, Noshir

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136325

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“…The key strengths of this study are the clear weekly and diurnal rhythms revealed simply using the timing of postings of Reddit data. No pre-processing steps were required, nor did the semantic content of the posts have to be analysed for these to be recognised as strong signals, similar to those observed for socialising propensity using online gaming data, which showed the highest probability of making social connections at night (between 20:00 h and midnight) [34].…”

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Temporal and diurnal variation in social media posts to a suicide support forum

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Background Rates of suicide attempts and deaths are highest on Mondays and these occur more frequently in the morning or early afternoon, suggesting weekly temporal and diurnal variation in suicidal behaviour. It is unknown whether there are similar time trends on social media, of posts relevant to suicide. We aimed to determine temporal and diurnal variation in posting patterns on the Reddit forum SuicideWatch, an online community for individuals who might be at risk of, or who know someone at risk of suicide. Methods We used time series analysis to compare date and time stamps of 90,518 SuicideWatch posts from 1st December 2008 to 31st August 2015 to (i) 6,616,431 posts on the most commonly subscribed general subreddit, AskReddit and (ii) 66,934 of these AskReddit posts, which were posted by the SuicideWatch authors. Results Mondays showed the highest proportion of posts on SuicideWatch. Clear diurnal variation was observed, with a peak in the early morning (2:00–5:00 h), and a subsequent decrease to a trough in late morning/early afternoon (11:00–14:00 h). Conversely, the highest volume of posts in the control data was between 20:00–23:00 h. Conclusions Posts on SuicideWatch occurred most frequently on Mondays: the day most associated with suicide risk. The early morning peak in SuicideWatch posts precedes the time of day during which suicide attempts and deaths most commonly occur. Further research of these weekly and diurnal rhythms should help target populations with support and suicide prevention interventions when needed most.

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“…Social behavior in everyday life might follow a systematic pattern or rhythm (e.g., people may more often be with strangers on their evening commute and with family at night rather than the other way around; Zhang et al, 2015). Similarly, happiness might follow a natural rhythm (e.g., people typically feel happier after lunch than before lunch; Golder & Macy, 2011).…”

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Happiness and Social Behavior

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It is often assumed that there is a robust positive symmetrical relationship between happiness and social behavior: Social relationships are viewed as essential to happiness, and happiness is thought to foster social relationships. However, empirical support for this widely held view is surprisingly mixed, and this view does little to clarify which social partner a person will be motivated to interact with when happy. To address these issues, we monitored the happiness and social interactions of more than 30,000 people for a month. We found that patterns of social interaction followed the hedonic-flexibility principle, whereby people tend to engage in happiness-enhancing social relationships when they feel bad and sustain happiness-decreasing periods of solitude and less pleasant types of social relationships that might promise long-term payoff when they feel good. These findings demonstrate that links between happiness and social behavior are more complex than often assumed in the positive-emotion literature.

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“…De Zeeuw et al ( 2018), García et al (2012), Manly et al (2002), May and Hasher (1998), Ramírez et al (2012), Song et al (2018), andWest et al (2002) Circadian variations in the ability to suppress judgmental heuristics and stereotypic biases Bodenhausen (1990) and Zadra and Proffitt (2014) Circadian variations in socializing behaviors Hasler et al (2008) and Zhang et al (2015) Circadian variations in morality and ethical behavior Gunia et al (2014) and Later chronotypes demonstrate lower levels of emotional control and higher levels of dysfunctional impulsivity , Antúnez et al (2014), Caci et al (2004), Caci et al (2005), Hwang et al (2016), Kang et al (2015), Neubauer (1992), Ottoni et al (2012), Park et al (2015), Russo et al (2012), Schlarb et al (2014), and Wilson (1990) Change oriented (envisioning, creativity, innovativeness, risktaking, novelty seeking, and entrepreneurial)…”

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Circadian leadership: A review and integration of chronobiology and leadership

2022

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A vast body of knowledge within the field of chronobiology highlights a broad array of important effects that circadian rhythms and chronotypes have on individual performance. Circadian rhythms are predictable fluctuations of energetic activation produced by an internal pacemaker, the circadian clock, that governs the daily functioning of the human body and mind. Chronotypes are individual differences in the setting of this biological clock that influence preferences for the optimal timing of daily periods of activity and rest. In this paper, we review the chronobiology literature as it applies to leadership research to advance a circadian leadership perspective that integrates circadian science with leadership science. We outline how a circadian perspective can help researchers to understand how time of day interacts with circadian processes to influence the effectiveness of task-, relational-, and change-oriented leadership activities. Our circadian perspective also extends research on leader and follower individual differences by explaining the effects of chronotypes on leadership behaviors and outcomes. We develop propositions based on the most promising insights that have emerged from the literature review, advance ideas for future theory development and research, and discuss implications for leaders in practice.

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Circadian Rhythms in Socializing Propensity

Cited by 7 publications

References 24 publications

Temporal and diurnal variation in social media posts to a suicide support forum

Temporal and diurnal variation in social media posts to a suicide support forum

Happiness and Social Behavior

Circadian leadership: A review and integration of chronobiology and leadership

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