People Are Less Nice When in a Hurry (But Mindfulness Might Help)
People Are Less Nice When in a Hurry (But Mindfulness Might Help)
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Żuk, Dawid
Białobrzeska, Olga
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2025-06-09
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Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology
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4
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35
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1-13
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1052-9284
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2026-05-19
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This research examines the impact of hurrying on niceness, understood as acting in a warm and friendly way in everyday social interactions. Building on classical research showing that hurrying has a negative effect on helping, we hypothesised that it would also diminish niceness. Across four studies (N = 722), including two experiments where a sense of hurry was induced, we found both correlational and causal evidence that niceness was lower in a hurry than in no-hurry. This effect was not present in individuals with high levels of mindfulness. These findings suggest that a fast-paced lifestyle may undermine interpersonal niceness, while mindfulness skills may buffer against this effect. Please refer to the Supporting Information section to find this article's community and social impact statement.
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niceness
hurry
time affluence
prosocial behavior
mindfulness
hurry
time affluence
prosocial behavior
mindfulness
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