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Concern with COVID-19 pandemic threat and attitudes towards immigrants: The mediating effect of the desire for tightness.
Mula, Silvana; Di Santo, Daniela; Resta, Elena; Bakhtiari, Farin; Baldner, Conrad; Molinario, Erica; Pierro, Antonio; Gelfand, Michele J; Denison, Emmy; Agostini, Maximilian; Bélanger, Jocelyn J; Gützkow, Ben; Kreienkamp, Jannis; Abakoumkin, Georgios; Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum; Ahmedi, Vjollca; Akkas, Handan; Almenara, Carlos A; Atta, Mohsin; Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem; Basel, Sima; Kida, Edona Berisha; Bernardo, Allan B I; Buttrick, Nicholas R; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit; Choi, Hoon-Seok; Cristea, Mioara; Csaba, Sára; Damnjanovic, Kaja; Danyliuk, Ivan; Dash, Arobindu; Douglas, Karen M; Enea, Violeta; Faller, Daiane Gracieli; Fitzsimons, Gavan J; Gheorghiu, Alexandra; Gómez, Ángel; Hamaidia, Ali; Han, Qing; Helmy, Mai; Hudiyana, Joevarian; Jeronimus, Bertus F; Jiang, Ding-Yu; Jovanovic, Veljko; Kamenov, Zeljka; Kende, Anna; Keng, Shian-Ling; Kieu, Tra Thi Thanh; Koc, Yasin; Kovyazina, Kamila.
  • Mula S; Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
  • Di Santo D; Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
  • Resta E; Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
  • Bakhtiari F; California State University, Fresno.
  • Baldner C; Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
  • Molinario E; Florida Gulf Coast University.
  • Pierro A; Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
  • Gelfand MJ; University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
  • Denison E; Stanford Graduate School of Business.
  • Agostini M; University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
  • Bélanger JJ; University of Groningen.
  • Gützkow B; New York University Abu Dhabi.
  • Kreienkamp J; University of Groningen.
  • Abakoumkin G; University of Groningen.
  • Abdul Khaiyom JH; University of Thessaly.
  • Ahmedi V; International Islamic University Malaysia.
  • Akkas H; Pristine University.
  • Almenara CA; Ankara Science University.
  • Atta M; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas.
  • Bagci SC; University of Sargodha.
  • Basel S; Sabanci University.
  • Kida EB; New York University Abu Dhabi.
  • Bernardo ABI; Pristine University.
  • Buttrick NR; De La Salle University.
  • Chobthamkit P; University of Virginia.
  • Choi HS; Thammasat University.
  • Cristea M; Sungkyunkwan University.
  • Csaba S; Heriot Watt University.
  • Damnjanovic K; ELTE Eötvös Loránd University.
  • Danyliuk I; University of Belgrade.
  • Dash A; Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
  • Douglas KM; Leuphana University of Luneburg.
  • Enea V; University of Kent.
  • Faller DG; Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi.
  • Fitzsimons GJ; New York University Abu Dhabi.
  • Gheorghiu A; Duke University.
  • Gómez Á; Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iasi.
  • Hamaidia A; Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia.
  • Han Q; Setif 2 University.
  • Helmy M; University of Bristol.
  • Hudiyana J; Menoufia University.
  • Jeronimus BF; Sultan Qaboos University.
  • Jiang DY; Universitas Indonesia.
  • Jovanovic V; University of Groningen.
  • Kamenov Z; National Chung-Cheng University.
  • Kende A; University of Novi Sad.
  • Keng SL; University of Zagreb.
  • Kieu TTT; ELTE Eötvös Loránd University.
  • Koc Y; Yale-NUS College.
  • Kovyazina K; HCMC University of Education.
Curr Res Ecol Soc Psychol ; 3: 100028, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1560426
ABSTRACT
Tightening social norms is thought to be adaptive for dealing with collective threat yet it may have negative consequences for increasing prejudice. The present research investigated the role of desire for cultural tightness, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, in increasing negative attitudes towards immigrants. We used participant-level data from 41 countries (N = 55,015) collected as part of the PsyCorona project, a cross-national longitudinal study on responses to COVID-19. Our predictions were tested through multilevel and SEM models, treating participants as nested within countries. Results showed that people's concern with COVID-19 threat was related to greater desire for tightness which, in turn, was linked to more negative attitudes towards immigrants. These findings were followed up with a longitudinal model (N = 2,349) which also showed that people's heightened concern with COVID-19 in an earlier stage of the pandemic was associated with an increase in their desire for tightness and negative attitudes towards immigrants later in time. Our findings offer insight into the trade-offs that tightening social norms under collective threat has for human groups.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Curr Res Ecol Soc Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.cresp.2021.100028

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Cohort study / Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Curr Res Ecol Soc Psychol Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.cresp.2021.100028