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Prosociality and hoarding amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A tale of four countries.
Tse, Dwight C K; Lau, Vienne W; Hong, Ying-Yi; Bligh, Michelle C; Kakarika, Maria.
  • Tse DCK; School of Psychological Sciences and Health University of Strathclyde Glasgow UK.
  • Lau VW; Department of Psychology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong.
  • Hong YY; Department of Management University of Central Oklahoma Edmond Oklahoma USA.
  • Bligh MC; Department of Marketing The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong.
  • Kakarika M; Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences Claremont Graduate University Claremont California USA.
J Community Appl Soc Psychol ; 32(3): 507-520, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1162515
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented public health crisis that poses a challenge to humanity. Drawing on the stress and coping literature, we argue that people around the world alleviate their anxiety and stress induced by the pandemic through both prosocial and 'self-interested' hoarding behaviours. This cross-cultural survey study examined the pushing (threat perception) and pulling (moral identity) factors that predicted prosocial acts and hoarding, and subsequently psychological well-being. Data were collected from 9 April to 14 May 2020 from 251 participants in the United Kingdom (UK), 268 in the United States (US), 197 in Germany (DE), and 200 in Hong Kong (HK). Whereas threat perception was associated positively with both prosocial acts and hoarding, benevolent moral identity was associated positively with the former but not the latter behaviour. We also observed cross-cultural differences, such that both effects were stronger in more individualistic (UK, US) countries than less individualistic (HK, DE) ones. The findings shed light on the prosocial vs. self-interested behavioural responses of people in different cultures towards the same pandemic crisis.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: J Community Appl Soc Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: J Community Appl Soc Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article