A dual-process approach to prosocial behavior under COVID-19 uncertainty

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. e0266050 - e0266050

Published: March 29, 2022

Uncertainty has been shown to reduce the willingness cooperate in various social dilemmas and negatively affect prosocial behavior. However, some studies showed that uncertainty does not always decrease behavior, depending on type of uncertainty. More specifically, recent research behavior tends increase under impact uncertainty—uncertainty about consequences for others if they become infected. In addition, researchers have argued intuition favors while deliberation leads selfish Our study explored how intuitive (time pressure) or deliberate mental processing, outcome, context COVID-19 pandemic. sample consists 496 participants, we used a 4 (COVID-19 scenario: Control vs. Impact Worst-Case Indirect Transmission) by 2 (decision time: time delay between-subjects design. Results suggest participants are more inclined stay at home (prosocial intention) when forced make their decisions intuitively rather than deliberately. Additionally, found It seems intention scenario with real infectious disease. These findings distinction between outcome may be due realism experimental stimuli interventions.

Language: Английский

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Motives Underlying the Consumption of Black Market Cigarettes among Young People

Forum for Social Economics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 53(1), P. 53 - 75

Published: Jan. 4, 2023

This study seeks to reveal the motives underlying consumption of black market cigarettes among young people. The roles several potential were investigated, both in terms their direct impact on and influence via a mediating variable, namely formation positive attitude towards cigarettes. A cross-sectional survey smokers aged 14–29 years old was employed as main research tool. findings indicated that most important determinants people are susceptibility social influence, desire adapt group through certain product or brand, Conversely, people, price consciousness does not significantly either intentions consuming such

Language: Английский

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Diversity in valuing social contact and risk tolerance leading to the emergence of homophily in populations facing infectious threats

Physical review. E, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 105(4)

Published: April 21, 2022

How self-organization leads to the emergence of structure in social populations remains a fascinating and open question study complex systems. One frequently observed that emerges again across systems is self-similar community, i.e., homophily. We use game theoretic perspective explore case which individuals choose affiliation partnerships based on only two factors: value they place having contacts, their risk tolerance for exposure threat derived from contact (e.g., infectious disease, threatening ideas, etc.). show how diversity along just these influences sufficient cause self-organizing homophily population. further consider extrinsic factors influence desire maintain particular ties, robustness emergent homophilic patterns additional influences. These results demonstrate observable population-level may arise out individual behaviors balance contacts against potential risks associated with those contacts. present discuss context outbreaks disease human populations. Complementing standard narrative about division alters epidemiological risk, we here deepen divisions

Language: Английский

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“What does not kill you… mutates and tries again.” A study on personality determinants of post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic

Current Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 42(23), P. 20134 - 20148

Published: March 10, 2023

Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic was recognized as a collective trauma and major threat to mental health. Recent literature focused on the stress symptomatology or post-traumatic disorder associated exposure. concept that people have natural inclination toward growth, even under stressful threatening events, gathered less attention. Previous research has analyzed antecedents of growth (PTG) with non-conclusive results. Methods. present aimed at including findings PTG from personality traits, i.e., sense control self-mastery, distal condition nurturance support received by others, cognitive affective well-being. Analyses were based 4934 interviews adults (Mage = 57.81 years, 55.5% women) Swiss Household Panel study. Results. Relationships over time emerged between self-mastery worries, measured after two via mediation Conclusion. Results come large study in design seldom employed this type can inform both interventions.

Language: Английский

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What is important for you makes you think about the pandemic differently: moral foundations, pandemic-related fears and convictions ( Lo que cada uno consideramos importante nos hace reflexionar sobre la pandemia de forma distinta: fundamentos morales, temores y convicciones sobre la pandemia )

Studies in Psychology Estudios de Psicología, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 44(2-3), P. 282 - 320

Published: June 26, 2023

Building on the Moral Foundations Theory and findings regarding linkage of values, convictions beliefs, aim study was to compare people displaying various constellations moral foundations their tolerance ambiguity, fear COVID-19 (FCV), endorsement conspiracy theories extent which they believed in effectiveness five preventive measures. This self-report- questionnaire-based (N = 212), performed general public (aged from 18 65). clustered into four groups: Individualizing, Binding, Anti-Individualizing Generally Moral. The Individualizing values (Harm/Care, Fairness/Reciprocity) linked higher FCV rating Endorsing Binding (Ingroup/Loyalty, Authority/Respect Purity/Sanctity) related lower ambiguity beliefs. Findings are discussed light meaning for socially responsible behaviour during a pandemic.

Language: Английский

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