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Anti-Black attitudes predict decreased concern about COVID-19 among Whites in the U.S. and Brazil.
Miller, Chad A; Wilkins, Clara L; de Paula Couto, Clara; Farias, Jéssica; Lisnek, Jaclyn A.
  • Miller CA; University of Washington, Guthrie Hall, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA. Electronic address: chadmillerr95@gmail.com.
  • Wilkins CL; University of Washington, Guthrie Hall, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA.
  • de Paula Couto C; Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany, Fürstengraben 1, 07743, Jena, Germany.
  • Farias J; University of Brasília, Brazil, UnB - Brasilia, Federal District, 70910-900, Brazil.
  • Lisnek JA; University of Virginia, 1827 University Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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.

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Results:

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.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / Racism / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Soc Sci Med Year: 2023 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / Racism / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America / South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Soc Sci Med Year: 2023 Document Type: Article