Nóra Anna Lantos
A5074627491- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- European and International Law Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Social and Cultural Dynamics
- Social Media and Politics
- Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Romani and Gypsy Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Media Influence and Health
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Gender, Security, and Conflict
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Eötvös Loránd University
2015-2025
University of Florida
2023
Udayana University
2023
Maqsut Narikbayev University
2022
Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales
2022
During the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. conservative politicians and media downplayed risk both contracting effectiveness recommended health behaviors. Health behavior theories suggest perceived vulnerability to a threat health-protective behaviors determine motivation follow recommendations. Accordingly, we predicted that-as result politicization pandemic-politically Americans would be less likely enact In two longitudinal studies residents, political conservatism was inversely...
Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims this research were to: (1) explore individual- country-level intentions be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, (2) examine worldwide variation in intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during first wave pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% participants reported positive COVID-19, whereas...
Abstract The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one’s community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures reduce spread of virus. Using an international survey ( N = 3040), we test infection risk perception, trust in governmental response communications conspiracy beliefs, social norms on distancing, tightness culture, community punishment various containment-related attitudes behavior. Autoregressive analyses indicate that,...
Abstract The coronavirus pandemic posed a major challenge to mental health. Existing evidence shows that COVID-19 is related poor emotional well-being, particularly among women. However, most work on the subject uses single-country samples, limiting ability generalize disparity or explain it as function of societal variables. present study investigates expression positive and negative emotions during gender across 24 countries ( N = 49,637). Strong differences emerged countries, with women...
Abstract The mobilizing potential of the internet has been widely recognized but also sharply criticized. We propose and test in two studies that social affirmation use media motivates individuals for collective action to achieve change. In Study 1, we surveyed participants a university occupation found enduring participation was predicted by use, mediated group identification. 2 experimentally tested our hypothesis, results which confirmed forum (and particular its interactive aspect)...
National and European policies aim to facilitate the integration of Roma people into mainstream society. Yet, Europe’s largest ethnic group continues be severely discriminated. Although prejudice has been identified at core this failure, social psychological research on anti-Gypsyism remains scarce. We conducted a study in six countries using student community samples ( N = 2,089; Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Norway, Italy, Spain) understand how among majority-group members predicts...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents threats, such as severe disease and economic hardship, to people of different ages. These threats can also be experienced asymmetrically across age groups, which could lead generational differences in behavioral responses reduce the spread disease. We report a survey conducted 56 societies (N = 58,641), tested pre-registered hypotheses about how relates (a) perceived personal costs during pandemic, (b) prosocial (e.g., social distancing), (c) support for...
The refugee crisis in the summer of 2015 mobilized thousands volunteers Hungary to help refugees on their journey through Europe despite government’s hostile stance. We conducted a survey (N = 1459) among people who were active supporting and providing services them test hypothesis whether context this humanitarian had social change motivations similar those engaged direct political activism. Hierarchical regression analysis mediation revealed importance opinion-based identity moral...
What role does intergroup contact play in promoting support for social change toward greater equality? Drawing on the needs-based model of reconciliation, we theorized that when inequality between groups is perceived as illegitimate, disadvantaged group members will experience a need empowerment and advantaged acceptance. When satisfies each group's needs, it should result more mutual change. Using four sets survey data collected through Zurich Intergroup Project 23 countries, tested several...
This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or the economy (or both), and which implications this carries fight pandemic. National representative samples were collected from 24 countries (N = 25,435). The main predictors (1) perceived risk contract coronavirus, (2) suffer economic losses due (3) their interaction effect. Individual country-level variables added as covariates in multilevel regression models. We examined...
Abstract Psychological research on the predictors of conspiracy theorizing—explaining important social and political events or circumstances as secret plots by malevolent groups—has flourished in recent years. However, has typically examined only a small number one, of, national contexts. Such approaches make it difficult to examine relative importance predictors, risk overlooking some potentially relevant variables altogether. To overcome this limitation, present study used machine learning...
Before vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became available, a set of infection-prevention behaviors constituted the primary means to mitigate virus spread. Our study aimed identify important predictors this behaviors. Whereas social and health psychological theories suggest limited predictors, machine-learning analyses can correlates from larger pool candidate predictors. We used random forests rank 115 behavior in 56,072 participants across 28 countries, administered March May...
Abstract Although intergroup friendships have been shown to reduce prejudice, little research has considered whether interventions fostering friendship would be effective in highly prejudicial contexts. We conducted a quasi‐experiment ( N = 61) test contact‐based intervention based on could bias against Roma people among non‐Roma Hungarians. Participants the contact condition engaged face‐to‐face interaction with person, and responded questions involving mutual self‐disclosure. Through pre‐...
Tightening social norms is thought to be adaptive for dealing with collective threat yet it may have negative consequences increasing prejudice. The present research investigated the role of desire cultural tightness, triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, in attitudes towards immigrants. We used participant-level data from 41 countries (
Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective health behaviors (e.g., national/regional "lockdown") may result in behavioral fatigue ultimately renders such ineffective.Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance.We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this during the COVID-19 pandemic a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries.Although boredom higher...
Collective action is a powerful force driving social change but often sparks contention about what actions are acceptable means to effect change. We investigated double standards in judging collective action—that is, whether observers judge the same protest be more depending on who protesters and they protesting. In two studies, we used item response theory develop an instrument of 25 controversial measure where people draw line between unacceptable forms action. three preregistered...
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in great loss of life worldwide and shook global economy, required individuals' willingness ability to behave prosocially. To contribute understanding predictors prosociality, we used multilevel models test three previously established pathways prosocial behavior, call “broaden build”, compensation, incapacity pathways. We also tested whether these paths are mediated by general well-being, moderated collective disempowerment, i.e.,...
Collective action is a powerful force driving social change but often sparks contention about what actions are acceptable means to effect change. We investigated double standards in judging collective action-that is, whether observers judge the same protest be more depending on who protesters and they protesting. In two studies, we used item response theory develop an instrument of 25 controversial measure where people draw line between unacceptable forms action. three preregistered...
Europe has witnessed a polarization of intergroup attitudes and action tendencies in the context refugee crisis 2015 rise right-wing populism. Participation both pro-minority collective nationalist movements increased among members ethnic majority groups. We analyzed these intentions toward Roma people Muslim immigrants Hungary related to concepts citizenship. In an online survey relying on probabilistic sample that is demographically similar Hungarian population (N = 1069), we tested...
Abstract We argue that pity can motivate collective action intentions toward groups are both politically and economically deprived. tested this connection in four online surveys an experiment. In Study 1 ( N = 1,007), for the Roma Hungary predicted intentions, which was replicated 2 with refugees Germany 191) 563). 3 475) demonstrated not but disadvantaged (e.g., sexual minorities), a predictor of ally action. experiment (Study 4, 447), just as strong outrage on behalf outgroup. Pity be...
We examine how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. From PsyCorona database, we obtained longitudinal data from 23 countries, collected between March May The results demonstrated that although online help to reduce loneliness, people who feel more lonely are less likely use strategy. Solidarity played only a small role shaping lockdown. Thus, it seems must look beyond current focus on contact address Finally, did...
Abstract The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a shift toward more traditional division labor–one where women took greater responsibility for household tasks and childcare than men. We tested whether this regressive was acutely perceived experienced by in countries with gender equality. Cross-cultural longitudinal survey data men ( N = 10,238) collected weekly during first few months pandemic. Multilevel modelling analyses, based on seven waves collection, indicated that broadly but not...
The #MeToo campaign mobilized millions of women around the world to draw attention pervasiveness sexual harassment. We conducted an online survey in Hungary (N = 10,293) immediately at campaign's onset, and two subsequent studies Israel Germany (Ns 356, 413) after it peaked, reveal motivations underlying people's support for, or criticism campaign. Integrating assumptions needs-based model reconciliation system justification theory, we predicted found that, all three samples, lower gender...