Psychological Science in the Wake of COVID-19: Social, Methodological, and Meta-Scientific Considerations

Rosenfeld, Daniel L.; Balcetis, Emily; Bastian, Brock; Berkman, Elliot T.; Bosson, J. L.; Brannon, Tiffany N.; Burrow, Anthony L.; Cameron, Daryl; Chen, Serena; Cook, Jonathan E.; Rounds, James D.

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“…The topics, priorities, and strategies identified and agreed upon in this study arguably mirror and complement the content presented in the expositions offered by Van Bavel et al 2020and Rosenfeld et al (2020). The strength of the Delphi method is that it utilises a consensus making process among experts to identify areas of particular importance and priority; the main premise of the method is that group opinion, as opposed to individual opinion, is more "valid" and "reliable" (Keeney et al, 2011).…”

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“…The strength of the Delphi method is that it utilises a consensus making process among experts to identify areas of particular importance and priority; the main premise of the method is that group opinion, as opposed to individual opinion, is more "valid" and "reliable" (Keeney et al, 2011). Rosenfeld et al (2020) indeed note that given the number of involved authors, "each of whom offers a unique set of experiences and viewpoints…not every author endorses every idea" (p.3). To this end, the Delphi method enables experts to offer their viewpoints while also voicing their opinions about the viewpoints offered by other experts.…”

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“…Turning to the present, many journals have indeed called for psychologists to conduct research concerning COVID-19, promoting and propagating the contributions that psychology can make to informing social and behavioural responses to the current pandemic (e.g., see Arden & Chilcot, 2020;Jonas & Cesario, 2020;Smith & Gibson, 2020;Sokolowska et al, 2020). Extensive expositions of theory and research highlighting how the field can support responses to the pandemic have also been coordinated (Van Bavel et al, 2020; see also Rosenfeld et al, 2020). As of mid-September 2020, over 580 manuscripts concerning COVID-19 have been uploaded on PsyArXiv (a preprint service for the psychological sciences; www.psyarxiv.com)with over 210 indexed under the "social and personality psychology" subject heading (Syed, 2020).…”

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Social Psychology and Pandemics: Exploring Consensus about Research Priorities and Strategies using the Delphi Method

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Khazaie²

2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to calls for contributions from the social and behavioural sciences in responding to the social and behavioural dimensions of the pandemic. The current Delphi study explored expert opinions and consensus about the contributions that can be made by social psychology and social psychologists, and research priorities and strategies to this end. A two-round Delphi process was employed involving a panel of 52 professors of social psychology from 25 countries. Responses to open-ended questions presented to the panel in Round 1 were condensed and reformulated into 100 closed-ended statements that the panel rated their agreement with in Round 2. Consensus was reached for 55 topics to which social psychology can contribute, 26 topics that should be prioritised, and 19 strategies that should be implemented. The findings contribute to further focusing research efforts in psychology in its response to the social and behavioural dimensions of the COVID-19 and future pandemics.

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Social Psychology and Pandemics: Exploring Consensus about Research Priorities and Strategies using the Delphi Method

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Khazaie²

2020

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“…By increasing caregiving needs, COVID-19 has intensified the pressure on women to uphold prescriptive feminine norms. Women have to bear more of the burdens of providing additional support for children's distance learning, and alleviating children's emotional tedium, isolation, and anxiety of shelter-in-place (Rosenfeld et al, 2020).…”

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Italians on the Age of COVID-19: The Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms Through Web-Based Survey

Balsamo

Carlucci

2020

Front. Psychol.

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The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected the Italian community. The widespread use of quarantine had the desired impact of controlling the epidemic, although it caused many psychological consequences. To date, compliance of the Italian public with voluntary home quarantine has been very high, but little is known about the impact of psychological health on sociodemographic categories during the quarantine. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms in specific sociodemographic categories during the COVID-19 quarantine lockdown and the potential factors that contribute to, or mitigate, these effects. In the very early stage of the nationwide lockdown, 3,672 quarantined Italian adult residents (65% females, ranging from 18 to 85 years) participated in a web-based cross-sectional survey, including measures of depressive symptoms, which were measured by the Teate depression inventory, and state anxiety levels. The overall prevalence was 27.8% for moderate and 9.3% for severe levels of depressive symptoms. A generalized logistic model was used to identify the factors associated with mental health problems. Among these factors, sociodemographic variables (e.g., sex, age, employment status) and adherence to quarantine guidelines were analyzed. Females, younger people, students, singles, residents in northern Italy, people who were reluctant to adhere to quarantine guidelines, and people less worried about being infected with COVID-19 were at high risk of developing depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic, also after controlling for state anxiety. These findings showed that public levels of depressive symptoms did not increase the greater likelihood of being infected. Our study suggested that the monitoring of psychological outcomes for outbreaks could identify groups at higher risk of psychological morbidities due to the current pandemic in order to target future psychological interventions for implementation.

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“…Secondly, given that research in psychology is in a post-replication crisis era (Anvari and Lakens, 2018), advice from psychological science must be taken with great caution, especially in a situation such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (IJzerman et al, 2020). In this context, replication studies might strengthen social psychological knowledge (Rosenfeld et al, 2020) and constitute a safety baseline needed to build evidence-based policies and effective sanitary guidelines.…”

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Conspiracy Beliefs, Rejection of Vaccination, and Support for hydroxychloroquine: A Conceptual Replication-Extension in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context

2020

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Many conspiracy theories appeared along with the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it is documented that conspiracy theories negatively affect vaccination intentions, these beliefs might become a crucial matter in the near future. We conducted two crosssectional studies examining the relationship between COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, vaccine attitudes, and the intention to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when a vaccine becomes available. We also examined how these beliefs predicted support for a controversial medical treatment, namely, chloroquine. In an exploratory study 1 (N = 409), two subdimensions of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs were associated with negative attitudes toward vaccine science. These results were partly replicated and extended in a pre-registered study 2 (N = 396). Moreover, we found that COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs (among which, conspiracy beliefs about chloroquine), as well as a conspiracy mentality (i.e., predisposition to believe in conspiracy theories) negatively predicted participants' intentions to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the future. Lastly, conspiracy beliefs predicted support for chloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19. Interestingly, none of the conspiracy beliefs referred to the dangers of the vaccines. Implications for the pandemic and potential responses are discussed.

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Psychological Science in the Wake of COVID-19: Social, Methodological, and Meta-Scientific Considerations

Cited by 32 publications

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Social Psychology and Pandemics: Exploring Consensus about Research Priorities and Strategies using the Delphi Method

Social Psychology and Pandemics: Exploring Consensus about Research Priorities and Strategies using the Delphi Method

Italians on the Age of COVID-19: The Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms Through Web-Based Survey

Conspiracy Beliefs, Rejection of Vaccination, and Support for hydroxychloroquine: A Conceptual Replication-Extension in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context

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