Not "My" crisis: Social identity and followers' crisis responses to COVID-19.

Autor: Lau VW; Department of Management Gettysburg College Gettysburg Pennsylvania USA., Tse DCK; School of Psychological Sciences and Health University of Strathclyde Glasgow Scotland., Bligh MC; Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences Claremont Graduate University California USA., Hong YY; Department of Management The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China., Kakarika M; EM Normandie Business School Caen France., Chan HW; Department of Applied Social Sciences The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong China., Chiu CPY; Department of Management The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Analyses of social issues and public policy : ASAP [Anal Soc Issues Public Policy] 2022 Jul 12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 12.
DOI: 10.1111/asap.12316
Abstrakt: Operationalizing social group identification as political partisanship, we examine followers' (i.e., US residents') affective experiences and behavioral responses during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in the United States (March to May 2020). In Study 1, we conducted content analyses on major news outlets' coverage of COVID-19 ( N = 4319) to examine media polarization and how it plays a role in shaping followers' perceptions of the pandemic and leadership. News outlets trusted by Republicans portrayed US President Donald Trump as more effective, conveyed a stronger sense of certainty with less negative affective tone, and had a lower emphasis on COVID-19 prevention compared to outlets trusted by Democrats. We then conducted a field survey study (Study 2; N = 214) and found that Republicans perceived Trump as more effective, experienced higher positive affect, and engaged in less COVID-19 preventive behavior compared to Democrats. Using a longitudinal survey design in Study 3 ( N = 251), we examined how emotional responses evolved in parallel with the pandemic and found further support for Study 2 findings. Collectively, our findings provide insight into the process of leadership from a social identity perspective during times of crisis, illustrating how social identity can inhibit mobilization of united efforts. The findings have implications for leadership of subgroup divides in different organizational and crisis contexts.
(© 2022 The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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