社交媒体分析反映了在两个时间变化中经历的负面情绪,在初秋有点更抑郁的影响
Ben Ellman1, Michael L Smith2, Carson Reeling2
1Independent Researcher, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
PloS one
|March 4, 2026
概括
社会时间的变化,如夏令时 (DST) 和标准时间 (ST),会对公众情绪产生负面影响. 秋季过渡到ST导致一个更明显和持久的负面情绪冲击比春季DST转移.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 经济学 经济学 经济学
背景情况:
- 社会时间的变化,包括夏令时间 (DST) 和标准时间 (ST),在许多地区每两年发生一次.
- 这些突然变化的心理和经济影响尚未完全理解.
- 以前的研究已经探讨了对健康和生产力的影响,但情绪分析提供了一个新的视角.
研究的目的:
- 量化半年时间变化对美国公众情绪的影响.
- 为了比较春季过渡到夏令时的情绪效应与秋季过渡到夏令时的情绪效应.
- 确定公众对时间调整的潜在偏好.
主要方法:
- 对2019-2023年美国在线和社交媒体帖子的分析,重点关注DST和ST变化周围的时期.
- 在社会时间变化之前和之后,美国各时区的城市的情绪分数的比较.
- 回归分析以模拟随时间的情绪波动.
主要成果:
- 春季 (DST) 和秋季 (ST) 的时间变化都会对公众情绪产生负面冲击.
- 在秋季过渡到标准时间后,负面情绪的影响似乎更为强烈.
- 回归分析显示,秋季ST变化造成的持续负面情绪影响,而春季DST变化则导致更短暂,更杂的冲击.
结论:
- 与春季的夏令时相比,个人对社会时间在秋季更改为标准时间的负面反应更大.
- 这些发现表明,公众可能对当前的半年时间调整感到厌恶.
- 该研究强调,对社会时间变化的反应可能根据转移的方向 (DST与ST) 不同.
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