The Impact of Sleep Restriction on Interpersonal Conflict Resolution and the Narcotic Effect

64 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2021 Last revised: 19 May 2022

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David L. Dickinson

Appalachian State University

David M. McEvoy

Appalachian State University

David Bruner

Appalachian State University

Abstract

Insufficient sleep is commonplace, and understanding how this affects interpersonal conflict holds implications for personal and workplace settings. We experimentally manipulated participant sleep state for a full week prior to administering a stylized bargaining task that models payoff uncertainty at impasse with a final-offer arbitration (FOA) procedure. FOA use in previous trials decreases the likelihood of voluntary settlements going forward—the narcotic effect. We also report a novel result that a significantly stronger narcotic effect is estimated for more sleepy bargaining pairs. One implication is that insufficient sleep predicts increased dependency on alternatives to voluntarily resolution of interpersonal conflict.

Keywords: dispute/conflict resolution, arbitration, sleep restriction, bargaining, narcotic effect

JEL Classification: J52, D74, D90, C92, D83

Suggested Citation

Dickinson, David L. and McEvoy, David M. and Bruner, David, The Impact of Sleep Restriction on Interpersonal Conflict Resolution and the Narcotic Effect. IZA Discussion Paper No. 14536, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3892564

David L. Dickinson (Contact Author)

Appalachian State University ( email )

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David M. McEvoy

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC 28608
United States

David Bruner

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC 28608
United States

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