@article{Resta_E-2021_58539,
title = {‘We are all in the same boat’: How societal discontent affects intention to help during the COVID-19 pandemic},
author = {Resta, E. and Mula, S. and Baldner, C. and Santo, D. and Agostini, M. and Bélanger, J. and Gützkow, B. and Kreienkamp, J. and Abakoumkin, G. and Abdul Khaiyom, J. and Ahmedi, V. and Akkas, H. and Almenara, C. and Atta, M. and Bagci, S. and Basel, S. and Berisha Kida, E. and Bernardo, A. and Buttrick, N. and Chobthamkit, P. and Choi, H. and Cristea, M. and Csaba, S. and Damnjanović, K. and Danyliuk, I. and Dash, A. and Douglas, K. and Enea, V. and Faller, D. and Fitzsimons, G. and Gheorghi, A. and Gómez, Á. and Hamaidia, A. and Han, Q. and Helmy, M. and Hudiyana, J. and Jeronimus, B. and Jiang, D. and Jovanović, V. and Kamenov, Ž. and Kende, A. and Keng, S. and Kieu, T. and Koc, Y. and Kovyazina, K. and Kozytska, I. and Krause, J. and Kruglanski, A. and Kurapov, A. and Kutlaca, M. and Lantos, N. and Lemay, E. and Lesmana, C. and Louis, W. and Lueders, A. and Malik, N. and Martinez, A. and McCabe, K. and Mehulić, J. and Milla, M. and Mohammed, I. and Molinario, E. and Moyano, M. and Muhammad, H. and Muluk, H. and Myroniuk, S. and Najafi, R. and Nisa, C. and Nyúl, B. and O'Keefe, P. and Olivas Osuna, J. and Osin, E. and Park, J. and Pica, G. and Pierro, A. and Rees, J. and Reitsema, A. and Rullo, M. and Ryan, M. and Samekin, A. and Santtila, P. and Sasin, E. and Schumpe, B. and Selim, H. and Stanton, M. and Stroebe, W. and Sultana, S. and Sutton, R. and Tseliou, E. and Utsugi, A. and van Breen, J. and van Lissa, C. and van Veen, K. and van Dellen, M. and Vázquez, A. and Wollast, R. and Yeung, V. and Zand, S. and Žeželj, I. and Zheng, B. and Zick, A. and Zúñiga, C. and Leander, N.},
month = {oct},
year = {2021},
abstract = {The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global health crisis. Consequently, many countries have adopted restrictive measures that caused a substantial change in society. Within this framework, it is reasonable to suppose that a sentiment of societal discontent, defined as generalized concern about the precarious state of society, has arisen. Literature shows that collectively experienced situations can motivate people to help each other. Since societal discontent is conceptualized as a collective phenomenon, we argue that it could influence intention to help others, particularly those who suffer from coronavirus. Thus, in the present study, we aimed (a) to explore the relationship between societal discontent and intention to help at the individual level and (b) to investigate a possible moderating effect of societal discontent at the country level on this relationship. To fulfil our purposes, we used data collected in 42 countries (N = 61,734) from the PsyCorona Survey, a cross-national longitudinal study. Results of multilevel analysis showed that, when societal discontent is experienced by the entire community, individuals dissatisfied with society are more prone to help others. Testing the model with longitudinal data (N = 3,817) confirmed our results. Implications for those findings are discussed in relation to crisis management.},
journal = {Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology},
publisher = {Wiley},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2572},
}
