It’s the Thoughts That Count: How Psychological Distance and Affect Heuristic Influence Support for Aid Response Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wong, Jody Chin Sing; Yang, Janet Z.; Liu, Zhuling

doi:10.1080/10410236.2022.2109394

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“…dissimilar or outgroup) may perceive monkeypox as an irrelevant risk and subsequently express lower support for government response measures to control the outbreak. Similar trends have been observed during both the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ebola outbreak (Wong et al, 2022; Yang, 2019). Thus, the main objective of this research is to evaluate how perceived psychological distance of the monkeypox outbreak influences Americans’ risk perception and support for public health response measures.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Guided by construal level theory, this research examined whether perceived psychological distance of the monkeypox outbreak was associated with Americans’ risk perception and emotional response to this public health crisis. Support for government response measures and vaccination intention were included as criterion variables because they are frequently examined in past research as indicators of public attitude toward public health risk mitigation strategies (Wong et al, 2022). Social dominance orientation and trait empathy were incorporated as individual traits that might contribute to psychological distance perception and emotional response because of their unique connections to the current research context—a disease outbreak that primarily affected a stigmatized social group.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Construal level theory has been utilized in communication research to examine how psychological distance contributes to public perception about important risk topics such as climate change (e.g. Chu and Yang, 2019), the COVID-19 pandemic (Wong et al, 2022), and vaccination (Liu et al, 2019). The central premise of construal level theory is that our mental construal of an event is shaped by the perceived distance between the observer and the event.…”

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Monkeypox outbreak: Psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation

Yang

Dong

2023

J Health Psychol

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Building on construal level theory, results from a survey based on a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults ( N = 1000) indicate an indirect effect of social distance and temporal distance perception on emotional response, policy support, and vaccination intention through risk perception. This study also reveals that social dominance orientation contributes to perceived psychological distance of the monkeypox outbreak. These results suggest that communication about a public health crisis such as monkeypox needs to emphasize its broader community impact, rather than focusing on the primary population affected.

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Monkeypox outbreak: Psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation

Yang

Dong

2023

J Health Psychol

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“…In another study, Wong et al (2022) showed that those who perceived the pandemic to have greater social distance felt less risk in terms of perceived severity, perceived likelihood, and concern about the pandemic. Wong et al (2022) found that social distance was associated with risk perceptions. Based on the literature outlined in this section of the article, we propose the following hypothesis:…”

Section: Psychological Distance As Precursor To Covid-19 Risks and Va...mentioning

confidence: 98%

“…For example, closer perceived psychological distance to the pandemic was associated with feeling greater anxiety (Dong et al, 2021). In another study, Wong et al (2022) showed that those who perceived the pandemic to have greater social distance felt less risk in terms of perceived severity, perceived likelihood, and concern about the pandemic. Wong et al (2022) found that social distance was associated with risk perceptions.…”

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Going the Distance for COVID-19: Relationships Among News Use, Psychological Distance, Risk Perceptions, and Behavioral Intentions

Hmielowski,

Matthews,

Chu

2023

Science Communication

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In this article, we examine the relationship between news media use and levels of psychological distance associated with COVID-19. Our findings suggest that conservative media use is associated with greater perceived distance to the disease, while less partisan news use is associated with a smaller perceived distance. Moreover, perceived distance is associated with perceived severity of COVID-19, the perceived susceptibility associated with the disease, and intentions to get vaccinated/boosted against COVID-19. As a whole, we examined a mediation process through which media use predicts distance, distance then predicts severity and susceptibility, and distance, severity, and susceptibility predict behavioral intentions.

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Intimate relationships regulate female brain activity in a competitive context: evidence from EEG and functional connectivity analysis

Liu,

Jia,

Meng

et al. 2024

Cerebral Cortex

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Competition is common in life, and intimate relationships are essential. Understanding how intimate relationships impact an individual’s competitive process is crucial. This study explored the impact of competitor gender on female competition using electroencephalography analysis. The results revealed that females exhibited a smaller median of the absolute value of reaction time difference (DRT) between their partners and their competitors when their partners were absent compared to when their partners were present. Additionally, females showed greater average amplitudes of N2 posterior contralateral component (N2pc) and Late Positive Potential (LPP), increased activation of the alpha frequency band, and enhanced theta frequency band functional connectivity between the central parietal lobe and occipital lobe. Furthermore, when competing with individuals of the same gender as opposed to individuals of the opposite gender, females exhibited greater average amplitudes of percentage of wins and N2pc. A significant negative correlation was noted between the DRT and the average wave amplitudes of N2pc and LPP. These findings suggest that females are more engaged in competitive tasks when partners are not present and have improved decision-making when competing with same-gender individuals. This study provides evidence for the influence of lovers on female competition, helping females adapt to social competition and promoting healthy relationships.

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It’s the Thoughts That Count: How Psychological Distance and Affect Heuristic Influence Support for Aid Response Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

References 68 publications

Monkeypox outbreak: Psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation

Monkeypox outbreak: Psychological distance, risk perception, and support for risk mitigation

Going the Distance for COVID-19: Relationships Among News Use, Psychological Distance, Risk Perceptions, and Behavioral Intentions

Intimate relationships regulate female brain activity in a competitive context: evidence from EEG and functional connectivity analysis

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