Everyday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures

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dc.abstract.enEvery 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, we map societal differences in 150 everyday norms and show that they can be explained by how societies prioritize individualizing moral foundations such as care and liberty versus binding moral foundations such as purity. Specifically, societies with more individualistic morality tend to have more permissive norms in general (greater liberty) and especially for behaviors deemed vulgar (less purity), but they exhibit less permissive norms for behaviors perceived to have negative consequences in specific situations (greater care). By comparing our data with available data collected twenty years ago, we find a global pattern of change toward more permissive norms overall but less permissive norms for the most vulgar and inconsiderate behaviors. This study explains how social norms vary across behaviors, situations, societies, and time.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii w Warszawie
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dc.contributor.authorStrimling, Pontus
dc.contributor.authorVartanova, Irina
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Brent
dc.contributor.authorPersson, Minna
dc.contributor.authorAbdi, Khalid Ahmen
dc.contributor.authorAd, Neta
dc.contributor.authorAldashev, Alisher
dc.contributor.authorAli, Habib Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorAli, Maurizio
dc.contributor.authorAliyev, Khatai
dc.contributor.authorAlrefaee, Yasser M. H. A.
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, Alberth Estuardo Alvarado
dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Per A
dc.contributor.authorAndrighetto, Giulia
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dc.contributor.authorAyikwa, Christian Lutete
dc.contributor.authorBanos-Chaparro, Jonatan
dc.contributor.authorBerrera, Davide
dc.contributor.authorBarsyte, Justina
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dc.contributor.authorBatool, Azma
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dc.contributor.authorBimina, Stephanie Ngandu
dc.contributor.authorBjornstjerna, Marie
dc.contributor.authorBlumen, Sheyla
dc.contributor.authorBoski, Paweł
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dc.contributor.authorFang, Xia
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dc.contributor.authorFulop, Marta
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dc.contributor.authorGarcia Jimenez, Mauro Alberto
dc.contributor.authorGardarsdottir, Ragna B.
dc.contributor.authorGavreliuc, Alin
dc.contributor.authorGill, Colin Mathew Hugues D.
dc.contributor.authorGjoneska, Biljana
dc.contributor.authorGlockner, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorGraf, Sylvie
dc.contributor.authorGrigoryan, Ani
dc.contributor.authorGrowiec, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorHaas, Brian W.
dc.contributor.authorHaddock, Geofreyy
dc.contributor.authorHadjisolomou, Stavros P.
dc.contributor.authorHadziahmetovic, Nina
dc.contributor.authorHosein Haji Mohammad Ali, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorHakokongas, Eemeli
dc.contributor.authorHalama, Peter
dc.contributor.authorHapunda, Given
dc.contributor.authorHartanto, Andree
dc.contributor.authorHazrati, Mahsa
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dc.contributor.authorHrebickova, Martina
dc.contributor.authorHunter, John A.
dc.contributor.authorIbikounle, Moudachirou
dc.contributor.authorIlisko, Dzintra
dc.contributor.authorLidt Hjordisar Jonsdottir, Harpa
dc.contributor.authorKaminskiene, Zivile
dc.contributor.authorKapoor, Hansika
dc.contributor.authorKapovic, Iva
dc.contributor.authorKarim, Gassemi
dc.contributor.authorKawakaki, Kerry
dc.contributor.authorKhachatryan, Narine
dc.contributor.authorKirschner, Julian B.
dc.contributor.authorKiruja, Jonah
dc.contributor.authorKiyonari, Toko
dc.contributor.authorKohut, Michal
dc.contributor.authorKousar, Shazia
dc.contributor.authorKrasnigi, Besnik
dc.contributor.authorLado, Ludovic
dc.contributor.authorLanda-Blanco, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorLandon, Barbara
dc.contributor.authorLep, Zan
dc.contributor.authorLeslie, Lisa M.
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dc.contributor.authorLiik, Kadi
dc.contributor.authorLin, Mong-Jen
dc.contributor.authorLobos Rivera, Marlon Elias
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Lopez, Wilson
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dc.contributor.authorMandal, Mohona
dc.contributor.authorManhigue, Bernardo Ananias
dc.contributor.authorMpeti Mbende, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorMedhioub, Imed
dc.contributor.authorMendes Teixeira, Maria Luisa
dc.contributor.authorMerchan Tamayo, J. Paola
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Linda Lila
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Schontal N.
dc.contributor.authorMoraligil, Bahar
dc.contributor.authorMuradzada, Nijat
dc.contributor.authorNanda, Herwin
dc.contributor.authorNastina, Ekaterina
dc.contributor.authorNejat, Pegah
dc.contributor.authorNettle, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorNipassa, Orlando Julio Andre
dc.contributor.authorNoe-Grijalva, Martin
dc.contributor.authorNtampaka, Pie
dc.contributor.authorNtone, Rodrigue
dc.contributor.authorNussinson, Ravit
dc.contributor.authorOljaca, Milan
dc.contributor.authorOnyedire, Nneoma G.
dc.contributor.authorOnyishi, Ike E.
dc.contributor.authorPanagiotopoulou, Penny
dc.contributor.authorPanellas Alvarez, Daybel
dc.contributor.authorParvez, Md. Shahin
dc.contributor.authorPasin, Gian Luca
dc.contributor.authorPedovic, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorPerez de Leon, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorPerez Floriano, Lorena R.
dc.contributor.authorPop-Jordanova, Nada
dc.contributor.authorPortillo, Jose Roberto
dc.contributor.authorPotang, Angela
dc.contributor.authorQuesada-Roman, Adolfo
dc.contributor.authorRaver, Jana R.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Ricardo B.
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez-Romero, Juan Diego
dc.contributor.authorRomano, Sara
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Robert M.
dc.contributor.authorRosun, Nachita
dc.contributor.authorSadikovic, Selka
dc.contributor.authorSan Martin, Alvaro
dc.contributor.authorSmederevac, Snezana
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Sarah Jane
dc.contributor.authorSoboleva, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorSonessa, Daniel Erena
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Samantha K.
dc.contributor.authorStoyanova, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorStoyanov, Drozdstoy
dc.contributor.authorTakemura, Kosuke
dc.contributor.authorThogersen, John
dc.contributor.authorTiliouine, Habib
dc.contributor.authorTung, Hans
dc.contributor.authorUlambayar, Tungalag
dc.contributor.authorUzdavinyte, Elze Marija
dc.contributor.authorWaechter, Randall
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yi-Ting
dc.contributor.authorWu, Junhui
dc.contributor.authorYambio, Brice Martial
dc.contributor.authorYankson, Eric
dc.contributor.authorYeh, Kuang-Hui
dc.contributor.authorVan Lange, Paul A. M.
dc.date.access2025-10-07
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-14T11:02:31Z
dc.date.available2025-11-14T11:02:31Z
dc.date.created2025
dc.date.issued2025-10-07
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>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, we map societal differences in 150 everyday norms and show that they can be explained by how societies prioritize individualizing moral foundations such as care and liberty versus binding moral foundations such as purity. Specifically, societies with more individualistic morality tend to have more permissive norms in general (greater liberty) and especially for behaviors deemed vulgar (less purity), but they exhibit less permissive norms for behaviors perceived to have negative consequences in specific situations (greater care). By comparing our data with available data collected twenty years ago, we find a global pattern of change toward more permissive norms overall but less permissive norms for the most vulgar and inconsiderate behaviors. This study explains how social norms vary across behaviors, situations, societies, and time.</jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumber2019/35/ B/HS6/01421
dc.description.granttitlePotrzeba poznawczego domknięcia, samoocena oraz sprawczość i wspólnotowość a uczestnictwo w sieciach społecznych
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dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s44271-025-00324-4
dc.identifier.eissn2731-9121
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/1991
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-025-00324-4
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
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dc.titleEveryday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures
dc.title.journalCommunications Psychology
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