Moral Beauty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media

Leeuw, Rebecca N. H. de; Woudenberg, Thabo J. van; Green, Kayla H.; Sweijen, Sophie; Groep, Suzanne van de; Kleemans, Mariska; Tamboer, Sanne L.; Crone, Eveline A.; Buijzen, Moniek

doi:10.1177/00936502221112804

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“…It is currently not well understood what the social experiences were during the pandemic and how this affected adolescents' day-to-day experiences. Some studies reported larger tension and negative feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic 3,4,76 , whereas others reported that adolescents engaged in more online social interactions and positive www.nature.com/scientificreports/ media experiences 77,78 . Future studies should examine in more detail whether the observed accelerated brain developmental patterns in the present study are specifically related to negative or also possible positive social experiences due to COVID-19 related measures.…”

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Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on structural brain development in early adolescence

Drunen

Toenders

Wierenga

et al. 2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global health crisis with large behavioral effects and serious stress and social consequences. Particularly, teenagers suffered pandemic-related social restrictions including school closures. This study examined whether and how structural brain development was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and whether pandemic length was associated with accumulating or resilience effects of brain development. We investigated structural changes in social brain regions (medial prefrontal cortex: mPFC; temporoparietal junction: TPJ) as well as the stress-related hippocampus and amygdala, using a longitudinal design of 2 MRI waves. We selected two age-matched subgroups (9–13 years old), one was tested before (n = 114) and the other during (peri-pandemic group, n = 204) the COVID-19 pandemic. Results indicated that teenagers in the peri-pandemic group showed accelerated development in the mPFC and hippocampus compared to the before-pandemic group. Furthermore, TPJ growth showed immediate effects followed by possibly subsequent recovery effects that returned to a typical developmental pattern. No effects were observed for the amygdala. The findings of this region-of-interest study suggest that experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic measures had accelerating effects on hippocampus and mPFC development but the TPJ showed resilience to negative effects. Follow-up MRI assessments are needed to test acceleration and recovery effects over longer periods.

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Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on structural brain development in early adolescence

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et al. 2023

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“…This finding is similar to previous research results. 28 , 73 For individuals to enact their potential to help others, it is important for them to have positive role models. 74 Witnessing moral behavior can provide a positive emotional response, which is a key component of moral elevation.…”

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Residents’ WeChat Group Use and Pro-Community Behavior in the COVID-19 Crisis: A Distal Mediating Role of Community Trust and Community Attachment

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Wang,

2023

RMHP

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Background During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the resident’s WeChat group has created a new material foundation for dialogue to occur and become a powerful platform for resident communication. This study explores the mechanism behind and the effects of residents’ WeChat group use on residents’ community trust, community attachment, and pro-community behavior. Methods An online survey questionnaire was used for data collection. The authors collected data from 500 commercial housing community residents in Wuhan, China, and analyzed the data using SPSS 26.0 and Mplus 8.3 software. Results This study’s findings uncover that (1) residents’ usage of WeChat groups has a statistically significant and positive impact on their community trust, community attachment, and pro-community behavior; (2) community trust and community attachment both play a mediating role in the mechanism behind residents’ usage of WeChat groups in improving pro-community behavior; and (3) the transmission and united effects between community trust and community attachment form a distal mediating role. Conclusion The model systematically and comprehensively reveals the internal mechanism behind residents’ adoption of pro-community behavior. Community managers can actively participate in the resident’s WeChat group to ensure the dissemination of positive information in the community; enhance residents’ awareness of risk, community trust, and belonging; and cultivate community resilience. At the same time, community managers should also fully recognize the important transformative roles that community trust and community belonging play between the use of WeChat groups by residents and the formation of pro-community behavior. Community managers should actively establish a warm and trusting community culture, strive to create a community atmosphere with a sense of belonging, make residents develop emotional attachment to the community, and then form behavior that is beneficial to the community, greatly enhancing the resilience and self-management of the community in disaster situations.

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“…It is currently not well understood what the social experiences were during the pandemic and how this affected adolescents' day-to-day experiences. Some studies reported larger tension and negative feelings during the COVID-19 pandemic 3,4,52 , whereas others reported that adolescents engaged in more online social interactions and positive media experiences 53,54 . Future studies should examine in more detail whether the observed accelerated brain developmental patterns in the present study are specifically related to negative or also possible positive social experiences due to COVID-19 related measures.…”

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confidence: 99%

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on structural brain development in early adolescence

Drunen¹,

Toenders²,

Wierenga³

et al. 2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global health crisis with large behavioral effects and serious stress and social consequences. Particularly, teenagers suffered pandemic-related social restrictions including school closures. This study examined whether and how structural brain development was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and whether pandemic length was associated with accumulating or resilience effects of brain development. We investigated structural changes in social brain regions (medial prefrontal cortex: mPFC; temporoparietal junction: TPJ) as well as the stress-related hippocampus and amygdala, using a longitudinal design of 2 MRI waves. We selected two longitudinal age-matched subgroups (9-13 years old) of which one was tested before (n=114) and the other during (peri-pandemic group, n=204) the COVID-19 pandemic. Results indicated that teenagers in the peri-pandemic group showed accelerated development in the mPFC and hippocampus compared to the before-pandemic group. Furthermore, TPJ growth showed immediate effects followed by possibly subsequent recovery effects that returned to a typical developmental pattern. No pandemic effects were observed for the amygdala. These findings suggest that experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic measures had accelerated effects on hippocampus and mPFC development but the TPJ showed resilience to negative effects. Follow-up MRI assessments are needed to test acceleration and recovery effects over longer periods.

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Moral Beauty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents and the Inspiring Role of the Media

Cited by 14 publications

References 54 publications

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on structural brain development in early adolescence

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on structural brain development in early adolescence

Residents’ WeChat Group Use and Pro-Community Behavior in the COVID-19 Crisis: A Distal Mediating Role of Community Trust and Community Attachment

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on structural brain development in early adolescence

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