Can Information about Pandemics Increase Negative Attitudes toward Foreign Groups? A Case of COVID-19 Outbreak
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study 1
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.1.1. Participants
2.1.2. Procedure
2.2. Results
3. Study 2
3.1. Materials and Methods
3.1.1. Participants
3.1.2. Procedure
3.2. Results
3.2.1. Anxiety and Information about Coronavirus
3.2.2. Attitudes toward Foreigners—Mediation Analysis
4. General Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Predictor | B (SE) | 95% CI | p |
---|---|---|---|
Intercept | 2.54 (0.09) | 2.37, 2.70 | <0.001 |
Media | 0.18 (0.04) | 0.10, 0.26 | <0.001 |
Participants’ country (0 = PL, 1 = UK) | 0.07 (0.08) | −0.08, 0.22 | 0.336 |
Sex (0 = man, 1 = women) | −0.32 (0.10) | −0.53, −0.12 | 0.002 |
Age | 0.006 (0.05) | −0.09, 0.11 | 0.90 |
Nation (Mongolians = reference category) | |||
Hungarians | 0.29 (0.10) | 0.09, 0.49 | 0.004 |
Chinese | −0.04 (0.10) | −0.16, 0.24 | 0.698 |
Italians | 0.10 (0.10) | −0.09, 0.31 | 0.290 |
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Sorokowski, P.; Groyecka, A.; Kowal, M.; Sorokowska, A.; Białek, M.; Lebuda, I.; Dobrowolska, M.; Zdybek, P.; Karwowski, M. Can Information about Pandemics Increase Negative Attitudes toward Foreign Groups? A Case of COVID-19 Outbreak. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4912. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124912
Sorokowski P, Groyecka A, Kowal M, Sorokowska A, Białek M, Lebuda I, Dobrowolska M, Zdybek P, Karwowski M. Can Information about Pandemics Increase Negative Attitudes toward Foreign Groups? A Case of COVID-19 Outbreak. Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):4912. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124912
Chicago/Turabian StyleSorokowski, Piotr, Agata Groyecka, Marta Kowal, Agnieszka Sorokowska, Michał Białek, Izabela Lebuda, Małgorzata Dobrowolska, Przemysław Zdybek, and Maciej Karwowski. 2020. "Can Information about Pandemics Increase Negative Attitudes toward Foreign Groups? A Case of COVID-19 Outbreak" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 4912. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12124912