Development of Prejudice, Fear and Behaviour that Limits Spread of COVID-19 in 6 European Countries.

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Lacko, David - Žingora, Tibor - Birtel, M. - Graf, Sylvie - Hřebíčková, Martina - Rupar, Mirjana - Točík, Jaroslav - Voca, Shpend
Development of Prejudice, Fear and Behaviour that Limits Spread of COVID-19 in 6 European Countries.
[International Congress of Psychology /32./ Psychology in the 21st century: Open Minds, Societies, and World. Online, 18.07.2021-23.07.2021]
Způsob prezentace: Prezentace
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68081740
Klíčová slova: prejudice * COVID-19 * intergroup contact * social norms * behavior
Obor OECD: Psychology (including human - machine relations)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to identify factors that promote behaviors aimed at reducing the transmission of the virus ('anti-COVID-19 behavior') and factors that mitigate the negative societal consequences of the pandemic ('prejudice'). Investigating these two aspects simultaneously is imperative, as some factors, such as the fear of COVID-19, may impact both outcomes, while others, such as societal norms related to anti-COVID behavior or intergroup contact influencing prejudice, may lead to positive changes in one aspect without adversely affecting the other. In a comprehensive three-wave longitudinal study conducted in five European countries from April to October 2020, involving 4,275 participants, we employed a latent change score model to differentiate between changes occurring within individuals and those occurring between individuals in both anti-COVID-19 behavior and prejudice. Our findings revealed that anti-COVID-19 behavior was positively influenced by adherence to anti-COVID-19 norms at the individual level, while prejudice against migrants from the Middle East was shaped by various forms of intergroup contact, including both positive and negative direct interactions and mass-media exposure.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0345630