We examined whether people who are prone to believe COVID-19 conspiracy theories characterised by an especially strong concern for others or the self, and these orientations associated with willingness take a vaccine. surveyed 4,245 participants from eight nations; three months later we re-contacted 1,262 nations. Belief in was related greater concerns about one's own safety, lower safety of close others. Furthermore, conspiracist ideation at Wave 1 predicted reluctance vaccine 2, mediated...

Economic inequality has been found to have pernicious effects, reducing mental and physical health, decreasing societal cohesion, fueling support for nativist parties illiberal autocratic leaders. We start this review with an outline of what social identity theorizing offers the study inequality. then articulate four hypotheses that can be derived from approach: fit hypothesis, wealth‐categorization wealth‐stereotype sociostructural hypothesis. empirical literature tests these by exploring...

ABSTRACT Progressive taxation is an effective way of redistributing wealth and reducing economic inequality, as such its promotion through efficient communication strategies a key goal. Drawing on construal level theory, we test in five studies whether attitudes towards progressive are improved by high (vs. low) focusing generic specific) taxes that temporally distant close). In two experiments (Studies 1 2, N​​ total = 522), orthogonally manipulated the specificity temporal distance tax...

A huge and diverse amount of information is available online. In 4 studies, we provided complementary evidence about the psychosocial processes involved in online gathering vaccinations associated relation with trust their safety. Study 1 investigated between Italian Google inquiries vaccine coverage for 0- to 2-year-old children from 2000 2015, showing a correlation that turned negative over time. 2, participants randomly assigned message providing dual perspective (false balance condition)...

We investigate the psycho-linguistic features of online discourse over climate change, focusing on its modifications throughout years 2017–2019 as a result collective actions emerging and spreading worldwide. seek to understand connection between digital activism psychological processes related social drives. To this end, semantic network is derived from platform Twitter, evolution traced time, tracking textual proxies identity empowerment. Original proposals are made identify communities...

Taxation is one of the most widely acknowledged strategies to reduce inequality, particularly if based on progressivity. In a high-powered sample study (N = 2119) we investigated economic inequality and conspiracy beliefs as two key predictors tax attitude support for progressive taxation. We found that participants in high condition had lower levels compliance higher Furthermore, effect experimental was mediated by beliefs. Finally, belief scores were positively associated with Our results...

The gap in pay between those at the top of organizations and other organizational members continues to grow. In this paper, we tested link perception vertical people's well-being work. Specifically, whether greater perceptions that is unequally distributed couples with feelings they are not valued (Lind & Tyler, 1988), eroding their sense identification well-being. two cross-sectional surveys, Study 1a 1b (N = 1335), found more US Italian workers perceived there was a large work, tendency...

How do global citizens respond to a health emergency? The present research examined the association between citizen identification and prosociality using two cross-national datasets-the World Values Survey (Study 1, N = 93,338 from 60 countries regions) data collected in 11 at start of COVID-19 pandemic 2, 5,427). Results showed that individuals who identified more strongly as reported greater both generally 1) specifically emergency 2). Notably, was stronger predictor response than national...

Previous literature highlights the crucial role of economic inequality in triggering a range negative societal outcomes. However, relationship between and proliferation conspiracy beliefs remains unexplored. Here, we explore endorsement as an outcome objective country-level (Study 1a, 1b, 1c), perceived 2), manipulated (Studies 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b). In correlational studies, both were associated with greater beliefs. experiments, participants high (compared to low) condition more likely endorse...

<title xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1" /> <p xmlns="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/JATS1">Using a network approach, we addressed in two studies interrelations among potential antecedents of vaccine intentions, related to both COVID-19 risk perception and epistemic beliefs (i.e., trust scientists conspiracy beliefs). In Study 1 2, assessed US (N = 994) an international sample 902) during spring summer 2020. The analysis reveals complex interplay factors where scientists, the closest...

International institutions' attention to work-life balance (WLB) demonstrates the global breadth of this issue. Yet scientific community has thus far paid little its structural underpinnings and interplay between these macro-level individual psychological factors. We examine contextual role economic inequality at national level as a significant factor influencing working time WLB perceptions using multiple empirical strategies. In first set studies (1a 1b), we compared countries with...

Abstract We examine how polarization within societies is associated with reduced confidence in national responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) crisis. surveyed 4,731 participants across nine countries at Wave 1 (France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom and States), then, 2 (3 months later), we recontacted 840 from two (the States). found that perceived years preceding COVID‐19 predicted an enhanced perception a country's COVID response was...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the leading causes deaths, especially among elderly individuals, with vaccine being primary prevention instrument. However, information on national coverage population scarce and sparse.A survey involved a representative sample Italians older than 65 years (n = 600), who agreed to participate in study through phone interview. Participants' self-reported pneumococcal vaccination status, literacy, source, risk perception related infection vaccines-adverse...

While the relationship between loneliness and psychological distress is well documented, mechanisms underlying this are less clear. One factor known to be related as distress, social support, with some studies suggesting that support-both received provided-can serve a mechanism reduce associated loneliness. In paper we examine mediating role of both aspects support in COVID-19 context. We used multi-country dataset collected at two timepoints during pandemic; first early stages (N = 6,842,...

Unrealistic Optimism (UO) appears when comparing participants’ risk estimates for themselves with an average peer, which typically results in lower the self. This article reports nuanced effects comparison varies terms of gender peer. In three studies (total N = 2,468, representative sample), we assessed people’s COVID-19 infections peers same or other gender. If a peer’s is not taken into account, previous were replicated: Compared others, participants perceived as less likely to get...

Within different populations and at various stages of the pandemic, it has been demonstrated that individuals believe they are less likely to become infected than their average peer. This is known as comparative optimism one reproducible effects in social psychology. However, previous even most recent studies, researchers often neglected consider unbiased inspect differences between biased individuals. In a mini meta-analysis six studies (Study 1), we discovered have lower vaccine intention...

In four studies, we test the hypothesis that people, asked to envisage interactions between an ingroup and outgroup, tend spatially represent where writing starts (e.g., left in Italian) as acting along script direction. Using soccer a highly competitive intergroup setting, Study 1 (N = 100) Italian fans were found their team on side of horizontal field, hence playing rightward. Studies 2a 2b 219 N 200 English speakers) replicate this finding, regardless whether own was stronger or weaker...

The Gender Inequality Index is a country-level measure of gender inequality based on women’s levels reproductive health, social and political empowerment, labor-market representation. In two studies, we tested the validity GII-S, state-level in USA. Study 1, GII-S was associated with objective subjective measures wellness among women, including life satisfaction, financial well-being, perceptions safety. not Gini coefficient, well-established economic inequality, suggesting that disparities...

Abstract The current study examined whether congruence with gender stereotypes is associated support for online feminist campaigns. In Study 1 ( N tweets = 510,000), we investigated how two real-world movements (i.e., #metoo and #sexstrike) were viewed in terms of adhering to the traditional feminine stereotype high warmth/communion low competence/agency, as per language used posted within each campaign. We found that movement was characterised by more communal less agentic content than...

In 2018, thanks to the use of social media, Fridays for Future (FFF) movement brought global attention climate change. However, in post-Covid era, rhetoric a return normality seems have marginalized those issues from media debate. Looking at emergence FFF, paper applies topic detection analyze 19,112 tweets on The emerging contents representations are examined relation sociocultural (power distance; individualism; uncertainty avoidance; long-term orientation) and structural (level pollution)...

Derogatory labels increase dehumanization in bystanders; research however has yet to investigate whether the same applies victims themselves. In three preregistered studies ( N total = 1146), we predicted that women targeted with sexist slurs would dehumanize Participants imagined or recalled a situation which man addressed them generic insult, slur, no insult. Then, assessed self-dehumanization (primary and secondary emotions, perceptions of self as an object person, self-attributed warmth...

We examined whether (the lack of) social support can explain why researchers have found lower rates of adherence to follow public health guidelines amongst people who perceived themselves as coming from class backgrounds during the COVID-19 pandemic. To do this, we surveyed 5818 participants 10 countries first wave lock-down. Contrary previous findings, was not related general regulations or desire engage in citizenship behaviours (e.g., showing initiatives help others pandemic). However,...