Retrospective bias during the COVID-19 pandemic

Yamagata, Mei; Miura, Asako

doi:10.2130/jjesp.si5-2

JJESP

2023

DOI: 10.2130/jjesp.si5-2

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Retrospective bias during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mei Yamagata

Asako Miura

Abstract: Humans tend to distort past events, leading to a gap between experience and retrospective experience-the retrospective bias. This study clarified the characteristics of retrospective bias in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Longitudinal data from 597 Japanese individuals were gathered during the COVID-19 pandemic from January 2020 to January 2021. Analysis revealed that cognition regarding COVID-19 one year ago was retrospectively underestimated. In addition, within-person variation among the responses of the 11 … Show more

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Exploration of factors associated with mask-wearing and hand disinfection in Japan after the coronavirus disease outbreak: A longitudinal study

Murakami,

Yamagata,

Miura

2023

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Exploration of factors associated with mask-wearing and hand disinfection in Japan after the coronavirus disease outbreak: A longitudinal study

Murakami,

Yamagata,

Miura

2023

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Who still suffers? Effects of COVID‐19 stressful experiences on somatic symptoms and anxious mood moderated by diurnal cortisol: A daily diary study

Chen,

Xie,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Applied Psych Health & Well

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This daily diary study drew on the allostatic load model to examine the predictive effect of COVID‐19 stressful experiences (CSE) on somatic symptoms and anxious mood, as well as applying the biological sensitivity to context model to explore whether diurnal cortisol moderated the above associations. A total of 101 Chinese college students retrospectively reported CSE in October 2020, followed by 5‐day diary reports on somatic symptoms and anxious mood in November 2020, with salivary cortisol collected on Days 2 to 4 to measure cortisol awakening response (CAR), diurnal cortisol slope (DCS), and daily cortisol output (area under the curve with respect to ground, AUCg). Results of multilevel models showed that greater CSE predicted more somatic symptoms but not anxious mood, which was only observed at flatter CAR, flatter DCS, or low AUCg. Furthermore, three‐way interactions of CSE, CAR, and AUCg significantly predicted both somatic symptoms and anxious mood. Specifically, greater CSE predicted more somatic symptoms at flatter CAR with low AUCg, while predicting higher anxious mood at flatter CAR with high AUCg. Our findings demonstrate the long‐term consequences following the prior pandemic, especially highlighting the biological vulnerability related to the synergetic effects of diurnal cortisol rhythms and daily cortisol output.

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Behind the Mask: Analyzing the Dual Influence of Social Norms on Pandemic Behavior in Japan¹

Miura,

Murayama,

Kitamura

2024

Jpn Psychol Res

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This study examines the relationship between social norms and mask‐wearing behavior during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Japan from two distinct normative perspectives: injunctive norms (governmental recommendations) and descriptive norms (observed behavior in others). Data were collected from a panel survey of Japanese residents from February to October 2023. Contrary to the study's hypothesis, which was based on system justification theory, no significant relationship was found between system justification motivation and individual mask‐wearing rates, either before or after the relaxation of governmental rules in March 2023. Additionally, a cross‐lagged panel model analysis conducted after the rule relaxation indicated a relationship between descriptive norms (societal estimates of mask‐wearing rates) and individual behavior. However, the influence of descriptive norms on individual mask‐wearing behavior was not as pronounced as was anticipated. The study highlights the complexities in the interplay between societal norms and individual behavior in public health crises, underscoring the importance of considering various factors, including cultural predispositions.

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Retrospective bias during the COVID-19 pandemic

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References 11 publications

Exploration of factors associated with mask-wearing and hand disinfection in Japan after the coronavirus disease outbreak: A longitudinal study

Exploration of factors associated with mask-wearing and hand disinfection in Japan after the coronavirus disease outbreak: A longitudinal study

Who still suffers? Effects of COVID‐19 stressful experiences on somatic symptoms and anxious mood moderated by diurnal cortisol: A daily diary study

Behind the Mask: Analyzing the Dual Influence of Social Norms on Pandemic Behavior in Japan¹

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Retrospective bias during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Exploration of factors associated with mask-wearing and hand disinfection in Japan after the coronavirus disease outbreak: A longitudinal study

Exploration of factors associated with mask-wearing and hand disinfection in Japan after the coronavirus disease outbreak: A longitudinal study

Who still suffers? Effects of COVID‐19 stressful experiences on somatic symptoms and anxious mood moderated by diurnal cortisol: A daily diary study

Behind the Mask: Analyzing the Dual Influence of Social Norms on Pandemic Behavior in Japan1

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