Cillian McHugh
A5086145777- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Free Will and Agency
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Media Influence and Health
- Community Health and Development
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
University of Limerick
2017-2024
Issues Research
2021-2022
Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors associated with public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing stricter hygiene) endorsed policy closing bars restaurants) the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic (April-May 2020). Respondents who reported identifying...
Abstract At the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 became a global problem. Despite all efforts to emphasize relevance preventive measures, not everyone adhered them. Thus, learning more about characteristics determining attitudinal and behavioral responses pandemic is crucial improving future interventions. In this study, we applied machine on multi-national data collected by International Collaboration Social Moral Psychology (N = 51,404) test predictive efficacy constructs from social, moral,...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all domains of human life, including the economic and social fabric societies. One central strategies for managing public health throughout been through persuasive messaging collective behaviour change. To help scholars better understand moral psychology behind behaviour, we present a dataset comprising 51,404 individuals from 69 countries. This was collected International Collaboration on Social & Moral Psychology project (ICSMP COVID-19). science survey...
Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors that associated with people reported adopting public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing stricter hygiene) endorsed policy closing bars restaurants) the early stage of pandemic (April-May 2020). Respondents who...
Observed variability and complexity of judgments "right" "wrong" cannot be readily accounted for within extant approaches to understanding moral judgment. In response this challenge, we present a novel perspective on categorization in Moral judgment as (MJAC) incorporates principles category formation research while addressing key challenges existing People develop skills making context-relevant categorizations. They learn that various objects (events, behaviors, people, etc.) can...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all domains of human life, including the economic and social fabric societies. One central strategies for managing public health throughout been through persuasive messaging collective behavior change. To help scholars better understand moral psychology behind behavior, we present a dataset comprising 51,404 individuals from 69 countries. This was collected International Collaboration on Social Moral Psychology project (ICSMP COVID-19). science survey...
Authoritarianism emerges in times of societal threat, part driven by desires for group-based security. As such, we propose that the threat caused COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased authoritarian tendencies and this can be partially explained national identification. We tested hypothesis collecting cross-sectional data from three different countries April 2020. In Study 1, Ireland (N = 1276) showed predicted identification, which turn authoritarianism. 2, replicated indirect...
Moral dumbfounding is defined as maintaining a moral judgement, without supporting reasons. The most cited demonstration of does not identify specific measure and has been published in peer-review form, or directly replicated. Despite limited empirical examination, widely discussed psychology. present research examines the reliability with which can be elicited, aims to measureable indicators dumbfounding. Study 1 aimed at establishing effect that reported literature. Participants read four...
Abstract Moral dumbfounding occurs when people maintain a moral judgment even though they cannot provide reasons for it. Recently, questions have been raised about whether is real phenomenon. Two proposed as guiding the judgments of dumbfounded participants: harm‐based (believing an action may cause harm) or norm‐based (breaking norm inherently wrong). Participants in that research (see Royzman, Kim, & Leeman, 2015), who endorsed either reason were excluded from analysis, and instances...
Reducing the spread of infectious viruses (e.g., COVID‐19) can depend on societal compliance with effective mitigations. Identifying factors that influence adherence inform public policy. In many cases, health messaging has become highly moralized, focusing need to act for greater good. such contexts, a person's moral identity may behavior and serve increase through different mechanisms: if person sees as right thing do (internalization) and/or perceives something others will notice...
Abstract Moral dumbfounding occurs when people maintain a moral judgment even though they cannot provide reason for this judgment. Dumbfounded responding may include admitting to not having reasons, or the use of unsupported declarations (“It’s just wrong”) as justification Published evidence has drawn exclusively on samples WEIRD backgrounds (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic), it remains unclear what extent phenomenon is generalizable other populations. Furthermore,...
The effectiveness of measures introduced to minimise the spread Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) depends on compliance from all members society. Irish response COVID-19 has been framed as a collective effort, fostering national solidarity. However, dominant representations community often unreflexively reaffirm prototypicality majority group members, implicitly marginalizing minority members. This may have implications for adherence behaviours. We...
Moral dumbfounding occurs when people defend a moral judgment, without reasons in support of this judgment. The phenomenon has been influential psychology, however, despite its influence, it remains poorly understood. Based on the notion that cognitive load enhances biases and shortcomings human judgment elaboration is beneficial, we hypothesized under load, would be less likely to provide for more dumbfounded (or change their judgment). In pre-registered study (N = 1686) tested prediction....
Given the risk of developing vicarious trauma through news media has increased during pandemic, we explored factors associated with induced secondary trauma, and its behavioral psychological implications.An international study (N = 1066), a diverse sample, was administered in July 2020. We used standardized validated questionnaires to measure consumption, media-related compliance, paranoia.Greater frequency accessing via social WHO, believing conspiracy theories likelihood media-induced...
Moral judgments are increasingly being understood as showing context dependent variability. A growing literature has identified a range of specific contextual factors (e.g., emotions, intentions) that can influence moral in predictable ways. Integrating these diverse influences into unified approach to understanding remains challenge. Recent work by Railton (2017) attempted address this with causal-evaluative modelling judgment. In support model presents evidence from novel variations...
Trends and developments in recent behavioural cognitive sciences demonstrate the need for a well-developed theoretical empirical framework examining ecology of human behaviour. The increasing recognition role environment interaction with organization behaviour within has not been met an equally disciplined systematic account that (Heft 2018 Ecol. Psychol . 30 , 99–123 (doi: 10.1080/10407413.2018.1410045 ); McGann 2014 Synth. Philos. 29 217–233). Several bodies work ecology, anthropology...
The self-importance of moral identity is about being for yourself (internalization) and others (symbolization). We tested sex, age, cultural differences in participants from 67 counties. used Uz’s tightness looseness index Hofstede’s dimensions. found women had higher internalization symbolization than men. Older individuals cared more themselves others. Symbolization was positively related to power distance, individualism, masculinity, indulgence, domain general tightness; negatively...
Abstract Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus is a destructive disease that has affected the lives of billions people around world. Researchers argue group‐based approach drawing on our membership specific social groups, rather than appealing to individual self‐interest, necessary combat disease. Social groups who are perceived be not adhering national mitigation measures aimed at reducing spread virus, often portrayed negatively by media. The current study examines impact negative...
Reducing the spread of infectious viruses (such as COVID-19) can depend on societal compliance with effective mitigations. Identifying factors that influence adherence inform public policy. In many cases health messaging has become highly moralized, focusing need to act for greater good. such contexts, a persons’ moral identity may behavior and serve increase through different mechanisms; if person sees right thing do (internalization) and/or perceives something others will notice...
Abstract Background: Although citizens in countries worldwide took coordinated steps to support collective public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, processes that encourage adhere with restrictions are not fully understood. Method: A three-wave study a sample of Irish ( N Wave 1 = 1,800) was conducted pandemic order examine effect national trust on individual and normative compliance directly or indirectly through social cohesion. Two longitudinal mediation models were tested. Results: In...
Moral dumbfounding occurs when people maintain a moral judgment even though they cannot provide reasons for it. Recently, questions have been raised about whether is real phenomenon. Two proposed as guiding the judgments of dumbfounded participants: harm-based (believing an action may cause harm) or norm-based (breaking norm inherently wrong). Participants who endorsed either reason were excluded from analysis, and instances seemingly reduced to non-significance. We argue that endorsing not...