Anti-Black attitudes predict decreased concern about COVID-19 among Whites in the U.S. and Brazil.
Soc Sci Med
; 320: 115712, 2023 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2211475
ABSTRACT
RATIONALE From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials and news organizations reported pervasive racial disparities in the infection, morbidity, and mortality of the virus. In both the U.S. and Brazil, Black, Native, and mixed-race individuals were more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than White people. Simultaneously, significant social factions downplayed the threat and insisted on living "normally". We examined how these two factors coexisted. OBJECTIVE:
We sought to establish whether Whites' anti-Black attitudes predicted their concern about the pandemic and tendency to behave in ways that exacerbated the pandemic.METHODS:
andResults:
In five studies, conducted in two countries (total N = 3425), we found that anti-Black attitudes (above and beyond political orientation, White racial identification, and perceptions of racial disparities) were associated with less concern about COVID-19, lower adoption of health and social distancing behaviors, and greater interest in returning to normalcy.DISCUSSION:
We discuss how efforts to combat anti-Blackness may improve the health of the general population.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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Racism
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Soc Sci Med
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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