How the seasons screw with your moral compass. Your morality isn’t as stable as you might think. by Sigal Samuel. Aug 12, 2024, 1:35 PM UTC. Getty Images.

University of British Columbia. (2024, August 6). People's moral values change with the seasons. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 08 ...

A researcher at the University of British Columbia has been looking into whether moral values can change with the seasons. Ian Hohm and his team examined five moral values including fairness and care.

This framework, called moral foundations theory, sets up a taxonomy of “five pretty fundamental values that shape human social behavior,” says lead author Ian Hohm, a psychology graduate ...

A new University of British Columbia psychology study has revealed regular seasonal shifts in people’s moral values. The research published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...