State mask mandates and psychological reactance theory: The role of political partisanship and COVID-19 risk in mask adoption and resistance

Rains, Stephen A.; Colombo, Paulina M.; Quick, Brian L.; Kriss, Lauren A.

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115479

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“…As demonstrated by the found, motivational arousal such as reactance may hinder information acceptance or undermine the effectiveness of persuasive messages [62,63]. Psychological reactance may impede individuals from receiving or processing information when the threat to freedom emerges, resulting in negative attitudes, even indirectly determining behavior intention change into an opposite [64,65]. Beyond that, previous studies have shown that psychological reactance could be regarded as a composite index of self-report indices of anger and negative cognitions, such as counterarguments [62].…”

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Combining SEM, fsQCA and BNs to Explore E-Bike Riders’ Helmet Wearing Intentions under the Impact of Mandatory Policies: An Empirical Study in Zhenjiang

Wang,

Jing,

Jiang

2023

Sustainability

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China has become the largest country for e-bikes in the past decade, leading to a surge in road-related accidents. Chinese provinces and cities have successfully formulated local regulations, which set fines for not wearing helmets levying on e-bike riders. Without considering psychological resistance which is universal under the premise of compulsory legislation, the legislation and enforcement activities cannot continuously promote electric bikers’ helmet use. This study aims to investigate the predictors that influence e-bike riders’ intention to wear helmets by designing a research methodology that incorporates the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the protection motivation theory (PMT), and the psychological reactance theory (PRT). A multi-method analytical approach, including structural equation modeling (SEM), fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), and a Bayesian Network (BN) with a sample dataset of 846 respondents. SEM and fsQCA explored the intentions to wear helmets from linear and nonlinear perspectives. BN verifies the degree of influence between different configurations resulting from fsQCA, to predict which mental configurations could get the most significant impact on helmet use. A total of 11 configurations lead to high helmet-wearing intention, and 4 lead to low helmet-wearing intention. Policymakers could design safety policies on our research, such as driving licenses and special lectures for e-bike riders.

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Section: H6: Perceived Susceptibility Has a Positive Effect On Behavi...mentioning

confidence: 94%

Combining SEM, fsQCA and BNs to Explore E-Bike Riders’ Helmet Wearing Intentions under the Impact of Mandatory Policies: An Empirical Study in Zhenjiang

Wang,

Jing,

Jiang

2023

Sustainability

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“…Public health interventions are only as good as the political mandate under which they operate. Sustainment of these unpopular measures was therefore only going to last as long as COVID-19 remained a clear and present danger [37]. Stripping away the speculative conspiracy theories, a systematic approach to microbial forensics makes allegations of deliberate release implausible.…”

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A systematic approach to microbial forensics

Inglis

2024

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic accelerated developments in biotechnology that underpin infection science. These advances present an opportunity to refresh the microbial forensic toolkit. Integration of novel analytical techniques with established forensic methods will speed up acquisition of evidence and better support lines of enquiry. A critical part of any such investigation is demonstration of a robust causal relationship and attribution of responsibility for an incident. In the wider context of a formal investigation into agency, motivation and intent, the quick and efficient assembly of microbiological evidence sets the tone and tempo of the entire investigation. Integration of established and novel analytical techniques from infection science into a systematic approach to microbial forensics will therefore ensure that major perspectives are correctly used to frame and shape the evidence into a clear narrative, while recognizing that forensic hypothesis generation, testing and refinement comprise an iterative process. Development of multidisciplinary training exercises that use this approach will enable translation into practice and efficient implementation when the need arises.

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“…Conservatives, compared to liberals, tend to put more moral value on liberty and personal autonomy (Pereira & Stornelli, 2022;Rains et al, 2022). Being restricted in one's freedom can be considered a moral violation (Ekici et al, 2021), and conservatives' moral convictions that physical distancing restricts them in their personal freedom would make it less likely for them to engage in these behaviors.…”

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“…Furthermore, research suggests that political orientation might influence when and why people moralize, indicating that conservatives have overall stronger tendencies to moralize (Everett et al, 2021) and tend to moralize different issues compared to liberals (Skitka et al, 2015). Conservatives, compared to liberals, tend to put more moral value on liberty and personal autonomy (Pereira & Stornelli, 2022; Rains et al, 2022). Being restricted in one's freedom can be considered a moral violation (Ekici et al, 2021), and conservatives' moral convictions that physical distancing restricts them in their personal freedom would make it less likely for them to engage in these behaviors.…”

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Physical distancing during the COVID‐19 crisis: The roles of threat and moralization

Versteegt,

van Dijke,

van den Bos

2024

J Applied Social Pyschol

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One reason why the COVID‐19 pandemic presented a challenge to public health is that individuals struggled to adhere to virus protective behaviors, such as physical distancing. To aid understanding why people engaged in distancing practices, we investigated the role of threat perceptions and the moralization of physical distancing. We collected longitudinal data from 340 US citizens across five measurement waves from April 2020 to June 2021. Results showed that individuals who perceived COVID‐19 as more threatening, and those who more strongly moralized physical distancing, were more likely to engage in physical distancing behavior. Moreover, the effect of threat perceptions on physical distancing behavior was mediated by moralization of physical distancing. These results provide new insights into the adherence to physical distancing behaviors during pandemics and underscore the importance of moralization in shaping behavior.

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State mask mandates and psychological reactance theory: The role of political partisanship and COVID-19 risk in mask adoption and resistance

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

Combining SEM, fsQCA and BNs to Explore E-Bike Riders’ Helmet Wearing Intentions under the Impact of Mandatory Policies: An Empirical Study in Zhenjiang

Combining SEM, fsQCA and BNs to Explore E-Bike Riders’ Helmet Wearing Intentions under the Impact of Mandatory Policies: An Empirical Study in Zhenjiang

A systematic approach to microbial forensics

Physical distancing during the COVID‐19 crisis: The roles of threat and moralization

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