Social Media and Morality

Annual Review of Psychology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 75(1), P. 311 - 340

Published: Oct. 31, 2023

Nearly five billion people around the world now use social media, and this number continues to grow. One of primary goals media platforms is capture monetize human attention. means by which individuals groups can attention drive engagement on these sharing morally emotionally evocative content. We review a growing body research interrelationship morality as well its consequences for society. Moral content often goes viral makes moral behavior (such punishment) less costly. Thus, acts an accelerant existing dynamics, amplifying outrage, status seeking, intergroup conflict while also potentially more constructive facets morality, such support, prosociality, collective action. discuss trends, heated debates, future directions in emerging literature.

Language: Английский

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The Costs of Polarizing a Pandemic: Antecedents, Consequences, and Lessons

Perspectives on Psychological Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 19(4), P. 624 - 639

Published: Oct. 9, 2023

Polarization has been rising in the United States of America for past few decades and now poses a significant-and growing-public-health risk. One signature features American response to COVID-19 pandemic degree which perceptions risk willingness follow public-health recommendations have politically polarized. Although proven more lethal than any war or crisis history, deadly consequences were exacerbated by polarization. We review research detailing how every phase polarized, including judgments risk, spatial distancing, mask wearing, vaccination. describe role political ideology, partisan identity, leadership, misinformation, mass communication this crisis. then assess overall impact polarization on infections, illness, mortality during pandemic; offer psychological analysis key policy questions; identify set future questions scholars experts. Our suggests that catastrophic death toll was largely preventable due, large part, pandemic. Finally, we discuss implications public help avoid same mistakes crises.

Language: Английский

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Behavioural evidence to inform the COVID-19 pandemic response: Ireland's Social Activity Measure (SAM)

Behavioural Public Policy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 15

Published: April 5, 2024

Abstract Humankind's main defence against the virus that cuases COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2), besides vaccine development, was co-ordinated behaviour change. In many countries, co-ordination assisted by tracking surveys designed to measure self-reported and attitudes. This paper describes an alternative, complementary approach, which undertaken in close collaboration with officials Department of Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister). We adapted Day Reconstruction Method (DRM) develop ‘Social Activity Measure’ (SAM). The study conducted fortnightly for 18 months, findings delivered directly Department. method shows how SAM generated a detailed picture where why transmission risk occurred. By using DRM, we built aggregate measures from narrative accounts individuals spent their previous day. recorded amount, location type social activity, including incidence contact mask-wearing, as well compliance public health restrictions shops businesses. also permitted analysis perceptions comprehension are related behaviour. results informed government communications strategies lifting restrictions. could be applied other future situations might require over extended period.

Language: Английский

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On the accuracy, media representation, and public perception of psychological scientists’ judgments of societal change.

American Psychologist, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 78(8), P. 968 - 981

Published: April 20, 2023

At the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, psychological scientists frequently made on-the-record predictions in public media about how individuals and society would change. Such were often outside these scientists' areas expertise, with justifications based on intuition, heuristics, analogical reasoning (Study 1;

Language: Английский

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Covid-19 Spillover Effects onto General Vaccine Attitudes

Published: Oct. 20, 2022

Even amid the unprecedented public health challenges attributable to COVID-19 pandemic, opposition vaccinating against novel coronavirus has been both prevalent and politically contentious in American life. In this paper, we theorize that attitudes toward vaccination might "spill over" shape “post-pandemic” programs policy mandates for years come. We find be case using evidence from a large, original panel study, as well two observational surveys, conducted on adults during pandemic. Specifically, observe of vaccine spillover onto general skepticism, flu shot intention, hypothetical vaccines (i.e., development), which do not have pre-existing attitudinal connotations. Further, these effects vary by partisanship status, with political left those who received or more doses becoming pro-vaccine, while right unvaccinated became anti-vaccine. Taken together, results point salience politicization impacting non-COVID attitudes. end discussing implications study effective messaging.

Language: Английский

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How can governments generate compliance in times of crisis? A review of the COVID-19 pandemic

French Politics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 21(2), P. 179 - 194

Published: March 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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A cost-benefit framework for prosocial motivation—Advantages and challenges

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14

Published: March 24, 2023

OPINION article Front. Psychiatry, 24 March 2023Sec. Social Neuroscience Volume 14 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1170150

Language: Английский

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A time for moral actions: Moral identity, morality-as-cooperation and moral circles predict support of collective action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in an international sample

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(1), P. 178 - 195

Published: June 10, 2023

Understanding what factors are linked to public health behavior in a global pandemic is critical mobilizing an effective response. Although policy and messages often framed through the lens of individual benefit, many behavioral strategies needed combat require sacrifices benefit collective welfare. Therefore, we examined relationship between individuals’ morality their support for measures. In large-scale study with samples from 68 countries worldwide (Study 1; N = 46,576), found robust evidence that moral identity, morality-as-cooperation, circles each positively related people’s willingness engage behaviors support. Together, these dispositions accounted 9.8%, 10.2%, 6.2% limiting contact, improving hygiene, supporting change, respectively. These variables 2) Schwartz’s values dimensions 3) were also associated responses across 42 form reduced physical mobility during pandemic. results suggest may help mobilize citizens policy.

Language: Английский

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Psychological Factors of Vaccination Intent among Healthcare Providers, Parents, and Laypeople

Vaccines, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11(12), P. 1816 - 1816

Published: Dec. 4, 2023

The interrelatedness of social-structural aspects and psychological features with vaccination intention provides the context to explore personal related vaccination. Specifically, we focused on general decision making vaccine-related dispositions, their contribution vaccinate, within post-pandemic circumstances, after imposed possibility choosing a vaccine brand. Our study aimed map function (promotive, protective, risk, vulnerability) set in vaccinate among people holding different social roles regarding We surveyed three samples people: healthcare providers (HPs), parents, laypeople, context. Negative attitudes lower all regression models (all βs ranging from -0.128 -0.983,

Language: Английский

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Promotive and Risk Psychological Factors of Intention to Vaccinate in Health-Care Providers, Parents, and Laypeople: To Be Safe Is to Trust?

Published: Oct. 3, 2023

The interrelatedness of social-structural aspects and psychological features with the vaccination intention provides context to explore personal fea-tures related general decision-making vaccine-related dispositions, their contribution vaccinate, within post-pandemic circumstances, after imposed possibility choosing a vaccine brand. aim our study was map function (promotive, protective, risk, vulnerability) set in people different social roles regarding vaccination. We surveyed three samples people: healthcare providers (HPs), parents, lay people, after-pandemic. Negative attitudes lower vaccinate all regression models (all βs ranging from -.128 -.983, ps < .01). main results indicate that, regardless sam-ple/social role, there is shared attitudinal core for positive intention. This consists [high] trust large corporations, government, systems, as well perceived consensus on safety/efficacy experience freedom (protective factors), [low] conspiracy beliefs, media, choice overload (risk vulnerability factors, respectively). There are no common promotive factors vaccinate; vaccines, corporations system play such roles, HPs obtained unique factor. In contrast, laypeople, were found. These guidelines promotion behavior further discussed.

Language: Английский

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