Chronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims

Abstract Chronic sleep restriction is a common experience; and while it has negative physiological effects, little is known about how it affects human behavior. To date, no study has investigated whether chronic sleep restriction can influence implicit attitudes (e.g., towards a race). Here, in a ra...

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Autores principales:	Anna Alkozei, William D. S. Killgore, Ryan Smith, Natalie S. Dailey, Sahil Bajaj, Monika Haack
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d9737480f0cd4470be4c07692a4ce90d2021-12-02T12:32:25ZChronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims10.1038/s41598-017-04585-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/d9737480f0cd4470be4c07692a4ce90d2017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04585-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Chronic sleep restriction is a common experience; and while it has negative physiological effects, little is known about how it affects human behavior. To date, no study has investigated whether chronic sleep restriction can influence implicit attitudes (e.g., towards a race). Here, in a randomized, counterbalanced crossover design, we subjected participants to 3 weeks of chronic sleep restriction in the lab (i.e., 3 weekly cycles of 5 nights of 4 hours of sleep per night followed by 2 nights of 8 hours of sleep) and found evidence for an increased negative implicit bias towards Arab Muslims. No indicators of an implicit bias were found in these same individuals when they were rested (during a counterbalanced 3-week period of 8 hours time in bed per night). These findings suggest that chronic sleep restriction may “unmask” implicit racial or ethnic biases that are otherwise inhibited when in a rested state. Because chronic sleep restriction is prevalent among many occupations that routinely interact with ethnic minorities in potentially high-conflict situations (e.g., police officers), it is critical to consider the role that restricted sleep may play in exacerbating negative implicit attitudes and their potential for provoking unintentional and potentially harmful behavioral consequences.Anna AlkozeiWilliam D. S. KillgoreRyan SmithNatalie S. DaileySahil BajajMonika HaackNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Anna Alkozei William D. S. Killgore Ryan Smith Natalie S. Dailey Sahil Bajaj Monika Haack Chronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims
description	Abstract Chronic sleep restriction is a common experience; and while it has negative physiological effects, little is known about how it affects human behavior. To date, no study has investigated whether chronic sleep restriction can influence implicit attitudes (e.g., towards a race). Here, in a randomized, counterbalanced crossover design, we subjected participants to 3 weeks of chronic sleep restriction in the lab (i.e., 3 weekly cycles of 5 nights of 4 hours of sleep per night followed by 2 nights of 8 hours of sleep) and found evidence for an increased negative implicit bias towards Arab Muslims. No indicators of an implicit bias were found in these same individuals when they were rested (during a counterbalanced 3-week period of 8 hours time in bed per night). These findings suggest that chronic sleep restriction may “unmask” implicit racial or ethnic biases that are otherwise inhibited when in a rested state. Because chronic sleep restriction is prevalent among many occupations that routinely interact with ethnic minorities in potentially high-conflict situations (e.g., police officers), it is critical to consider the role that restricted sleep may play in exacerbating negative implicit attitudes and their potential for provoking unintentional and potentially harmful behavioral consequences.
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title	Chronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims
title_short	Chronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims
title_full	Chronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims
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Chronic Sleep Restriction Increases Negative Implicit Attitudes Toward Arab Muslims

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