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The Effect of Emotion on Prosocial Tendency: The Moderating Effect of Epidemic Severity Under the Outbreak of COVID-19.
Ye, Yingying; Long, Tingting; Liu, Cuizhen; Xu, Dan.
  • Ye Y; Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.
  • Long T; School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing, China.
  • Liu C; Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Xu D; Department of Psychology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.
Front Psychol ; 11: 588701, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1013344
ABSTRACT
During the outbreak of COVID-19, information on the epidemic inundated people's lives and led to negative emotions (e.g., tension, anxiety, and fear) in many people. This study aims to explore the effect of various emotions on prosocial tendencies during the COVID-19 outbreak and the moderating effect of the severity of the epidemic. We explore these effects by conducting a text analysis of the content of posts by 387,730 Weibo users. The results show that the severity of the epidemic promotes prosocial tendencies; anger motivates prosocial tendencies significantly; and the severity of the epidemic moderates the effects of three emotions-anger, sadness, and surprise-on prosocial tendencies. These findings provide a reference for exploring the positive significance of major disasters.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2020.588701

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: Front Psychol Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Fpsyg.2020.588701