Hyunjin J. Koo
A5090158238- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
- Media Influence and Politics
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Spam and Phishing Detection
University of British Columbia
2024
University of California, Irvine
2020-2023
People believe that effort is valuable, but what kind of value does it confer? We find displays signal moral character. Eight studies (N = 5,502) demonstrate the nature these effects in domains paid employment, personal fitness, and charitable fundraising. The exertion deemed morally admirable (Studies 1-6) monetarily rewarded 2-6), even situations where not directly generate additional product, quality, or economic value. Convergent patterns results emerged South Korean French...
Americans venerate rags-to-riches stories. Here we show that people view those who became rich more positively than born and expect the Became Rich to be sympathetic toward social welfare (Studies 1a b). However, also find these intuitions are misguided. Surveys of wealthy individuals 2a b) reveal that, compared with Born Rich, perceive improving one's socioeconomic conditions as less difficult, which, in turn, predicts empathy for poor, perceived sacrifices by internal attributions poverty,...
Momentary emotional experiences constitute a key ingredient of psychological wellbeing. Here, we examine the role for wellbeing during prolonged stress COVID-19 pandemic. Study 1 compared relative importance before versus pandemic using pre-registered analyses with representative samples. Negative were more detrimental and positive less protective 2 examined specific survey data from 24,221 participants in 51 countries. feelings calm, hope, anxiety, loneliness, sadness were, across...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological well-being, but how can we predict when people su er or cope during sustained stress?Here, test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are di erently linked well-being pandemic.Study 1 used survey data collected from 24,221 participants in 51 countries outbreak.We show that, across countries, is individuals' recent experiences, including calm, hope, anxiety, loneliness, and sadness.Consistent results...
Around the globe, people are living under threat of COVID-19 pandemic, and many experiencing curtailed opportunities for sustainable livelihoods real-world social interactions. These conditions present a significant challenge to wellbeing1,2 it is therefore essential examine factors associated with psychological wellbeing during this pandemic other collective crises3. Here, we used survey data collected from 26,684 participants in 51 countries 17 April 15 May 2020 individual societal that...
Abstract Does believing that “effort doesn't pay” in society shape how people view dishonest‐illegal transgressions? Across five studies, we show when societal success as non‐meritocratic—that is, more dependent on luck and circumstances than hard work—they are lenient their moral judgements of transgressions. Perceiving non‐meritocratic predicted greater justifiability transgressions the United States (Study 2), across 42 countries ( N = 49,574; Study 1). And inducing participants to...
The spread of misinformation has become a global problem. But who falls for it? In this study, 66,242 individuals from 24 countries completed the Misinformation Susceptibility Test (MIST) and indicated their self-perceived discernment ability. Multilevel modelling showed that Generation Z, non-male, less educated, more conservative were vulnerable to misinformation. Furthermore, individuals' confidence in detecting was associated with better actual Whereas women especially accurate assessing...
People believe that effort is valuable, but what kind of value does it confer? We find thatdisplays signal moral character. Eight studies (N = 5,502) demonstrate the nature these effects in domains paid employment, personal fitness, and charitable fundraising. The exertion deemed morally admirable (Studies 1-6) monetarily rewarded 2-6), even situations where not directly generate additional product, quality, or economic value. Convergent patterns results emerged South Korean French...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents challenges to psychological wellbeing, but how can we predict when people suffer or cope during sustained stress? Here, test the prediction that specific types of momentary emotional experiences are differently linked wellbeing pandemic. Study 1 used survey data collected from 24,221 participants in 51 countries outbreak. We show that, across countries, is individuals’ recent experiences, including calm, hope, anxiety, loneliness, and sadness. Consistent...