Biased Social Comparison in the Moment of Crisis

Autor:	Wojciech Kulesza, Dariusz Dolinski, Paweł Muniak, Daisy Winner, Kamil Izydorczak, Ali Derakhshan, Aidana Rizulla
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Social Psychology General Psychology
Zdroj:	Social Psychology. 54:40-51
ISSN:	2151-2590 1864-9335
DOI:	10.1027/1864-9335/a000495
Popis:	Abstract. The better-than-average effect (BTAE) is a mechanism where people perceive oneself as better than others. The BTAE could be one of the phenomena explaining why people follow – in the moment of a global health crisis – guidelines (“I am superior to others, and I [will]) take extra precautions, e.g., a vaccine shot”). In this paper, we investigate the BTAE with 3,066 respondents. In Study 1, in all countries, across two measurements in time, the BTAE was present: Participants rated their involvement in self-protection as greater in comparison to others. Study 2 replicated this effect, proving its robustness. Participants estimated their willingness to vaccinate as higher than others. The BTAE was a significant predictor of willingness to vaccinate.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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