1.Introduction
Project objective:
Through three-stage rhythmic check-in records (morning, afternoon, and evening), enhance young workers’ perception of the compression of daytime and their awareness of proactively planning their own time, helping them rebuild their sense of rhythm and sovereignty in life, thereby reducing the impulse for Revenge Bedtime Procrastination.
The reason for choosing the experimental subjects:
My stakeholders are divided into two groups: students aged 20 to 24 and young workers aged 24 to 28. This intervention will mainly target the working group. As workers’ daily schedules are usually highly arranged, this intervention aims to understand young employees’ perception of daytime time compression and their awareness of proactively planning their time through sign-in records in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. Avoid taking up their daily working time and carry out intervention more efficiently.
Intervention idea:
This intervention is aimed at young workers. Due to the highly concentrated working hours, I found that people often neglect the pace of life at work.Therefore, I want to help individuals regain autonomy in the process of using their time by encouraging them to record and reflect on their daily rhythms, and transform the unconscious Revenge Bedtime Procrastination into a conscious self-regulation process.
Theoretical basis：
- Time Perspective&Control→How do personal consciousness and a sense of control affect Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
Deci, E.L. and Ryan, R.M., 2000. Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist, 55(1), pp.68–78.
Self-determination theory holds that an individual’s intrinsic motivation depends on three core psychological needs: autonomy (the willingness to control one’s own behavior), competence (the ability to perceive oneself as effectively completing tasks), and relationality (the need to establish meaningful connections with others). When these three needs are met, individuals are more motivated to continuously engage in the target behavior and enjoy better physical and mental health. If external control suppresses an individual’s freedom of choice or sense of achievement, motivation will decline significantly.
Application to Daily Rhythm Intervention:
Time perception and behavioral control sense are important variables influencing the behaviors of Revenge Bedtime Procrastination. When individuals lack a sense of control during the day, they often make up for it at night. The rhythm record card helps individuals regain a sense of time control by providing a understanding of life rhythms, thereby reducing the passivity and compensatory nature of Revenge Bedtime Procrastination.
2.Experiment Design
3.Daily Rhythm Perception Record Card Analysis Report：
Morning 9:00
-All participants indicated that they “had control over the pace of the task.”
-The subjective states are mostly: fatigue, anxiety, confusion, and a reluctance to face the world.
Analysis:
Even if there is rhythm control, the spirit and emotions remain unsatisfied——a sense of rhythm control ≠ a sense of psychological control.
Afternoon 2:00
-All participants were given 15 minutes of free time (such as playing games, chatting, snacking, taking a walk, or taking a nap).
-Most of the feedback was: “Mental recovery”, “sense of satisfaction”, “improved efficiency”.
Evening 10:30
-Each participant has a moment of freedom in the evening (/ reading/playing/chatting).
-The urge to stay up late is still widespread: “It has become a habit”, “I have no time to do my own things during the day”, “I dare to stay up late only when I’m not busy tomorrow”.
Conclusion：
-Staying up late is not a catch-up sleep but a compensation.
-Young people rely more on the night to create psychological compensation under the passive rhythm.
-Even with free time during the day, an equivalent ” sense of control” still cannot be generated.
How to get in touch with stakeholders and participate：
1.Contact medium——WeChat
Since most of the participants are in China and I am in the UK, I am unable to conduct one-on-one offline interviews. So all the interviews and the signing of the consent forms were conducted online via wechat.
After each participant’s document, I attached screenshots of the interview time and made key points of the interview content and attached the participant consent form.
2. Participation records of intervention experiments
This intervention focused on the form of recording. Each participant had a one-on-one interview with me after recording their daily rhythm.The interview content focuses on the participants’ daily plans and personal feelings after the experiment to ensure the authenticity of their feedback on this intervention.
The following are the forms filled out by each participant and their participation records：
Learning Outcome:
Before Intervention
LO1 (Enquiry) : There is insufficient understanding and exploration of the impact of “rhythm perception” on Revenge Bedtime Procrastination.
LO2 (Knowledge) : Stuck in the perception that Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
= time compensation.
LO3 (Process) : Conduct basic research mainly in the form of questionnaires.
LO4 (communication) : Only for online interviews and communication.
LO5 (Realisation) : Failure to achieve in-depth interaction with participants.
After Intervention
LO1: Discover the relationship between self-awareness and behavioral adjustment through record cards.
LO2: Deepened the understanding of self-determination theory and the sense of time control.
LO3: Conduct research using the method of Daily Rhythm Perception Record Card Intervention.
LO4: Based on online interviews, data was collected using the daily log method.
LO5: Enhance rhythm perception and self-reflection to reduce the behavior of Revenge Bedtime Procrastination.
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