Stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic as a real-life social dilemma: A person-situation perspective

Fischer, Moritz; Twardawski, Mathias; Steindorf, Lena; Thielmann, Isabel

doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104075

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“…Mediation analyses further showed that the positive effect of Honesty-Humility on physical distancing was mediated by beliefs about others' distancing and a social welfare motive. Overall, findings replicated evidence on stockpiling and self-restricting behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic (Columbus, 2021;Fischer et al, 2021;Lazarević et al, 2021;Zettler et al, 2021), although effect sizes were somewhat smaller.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Recent research provided initial evidence for an association of Honesty-Humility with physical distancing behavior during the corona pandemic (Lazarević et al, 2021;Zettler et al, 2021), and this relationship was particularly pronounced for physical distancing aimed at protecting others (i.e., social welfare motive). Similar findings have been provided for stockpiling behavior (Columbus, 2021;Fischer et al, 2021). We therefore expected a positive link between Honesty-Humility and a social welfare motive for physical distancing.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…In contrast, physical distancing behavior only entails weak personal benefits (in terms of direct self-protection), especially for those with small risks of experiencing a serious course of the disease if infected (Jin et al, 2021). As such, physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has been proposed to reflect a real-life social dilemma, representing a conflict between individual and collective interests (Fischer et al, 2021;Johnson et al, 2020;Ling & Ho, 2020). Thus, physical distancing can be considered a prosocial act if aimed at protecting others (Blagov, 2020;Heffner et al, 2021;Jordan et al, 2020;Pfattheicher et al, 2020;Zettler et al, 2021), comparable to other health-related behaviors, such as the decision to vaccinate facilitating herd immunity (Böhm et al, 2016).…”

Section: Prosociality: Physical Distancing As An Act Of Social Welfare Maximizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Three Pillars of Physical Distancing: Anxiety, Prosociality, and Rule Compliance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Twardawski

Steindorf

Thielmann

2021

Collabra: Psychology

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The outbreak of a global pandemic such as COVID-19 poses a challenge for societies across the world. Lacking both vaccination and medical treatment, the only way to combat the spread of a virus in its early stages are behavioral measures, particularly physical distancing behavior. The present work proposes three pillars of individuals’ engagement in physical distancing: anxiety, prosociality, and rule compliance. In a large (N = 1,504), pre-registered study among German adults, we studied both situation-specific tendencies and stable personality traits that are theoretically associated with these pillars in relation to self-reported physical distancing behavior and underlying motives. Results supported the importance of each of the proposed pillars for physical distancing behavior. That is, for each pillar, we found (some) relations of the corresponding tendencies and personality traits with physical distancing (motives) as expected. Overall, the project provides a comprehensive picture of physical distancing behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Section: Prosociality: Physical Distancing As An Act Of Social Welfare Maximizationmentioning

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Three Pillars of Physical Distancing: Anxiety, Prosociality, and Rule Compliance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Twardawski

Steindorf

Thielmann

2021

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“…We included all findings related to these traits, independent of the measurement used. With regard to Beneficiary/Observer/Perpetrator Sensitivity, the Dark Factor of Personality, and Sadism, there were only four studies that reported findings relevant for our investigation (Fischer et al, 2021;Hardin et al, 2020;Kay, 2020;Zettler, Schild, et al, 2020). We thus do not report results pertaining to these traits separately, but merely include these traits in the aggregated aversive personality score (see below).…”

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Aversive personality and COVID-19: A first review and meta-analysis

Ścigała¹,

Schild²,

Zettler³

et al. 2021

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The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has strongly affected individuals and societies worldwide. In this review and meta-analysis, we investigated how aversive personality traits—i.e., relatively stable antisocial personality characteristics—related to how individuals perceived, evaluated, and responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across 34 studies with overall 26,780 participants, we found that people with higher scores in aversive personality traits were less likely to perceive guidelines and restrictions to curb the spread of the virus as protective (p̂ = -.11), to engage in health behaviors related to COVID-19 (p̂ = -.16), and to engage in non-health related prosocial behavior related to COVID-19 (p̂ = -.14). We found no consistent relation between aversive personality and negative affect regarding the pandemic. The results thus indicate the importance of aversive personality traits in understanding individual differences with regard to COVID-19.

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“…Stores limited the number of occupants inside and consumers stockpiled items. Consumers emptied stores of toilet paper, paper towels and hand sanitizers (Fischer et al, 2021). The lack of supply and long wait times caused consumers to discover alternatives in acquiring essential goods.…”

Section: Consumer Behavior Changes From the Pandemicmentioning

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We versus me: Indirect conditional effects of collectivism on COVID-19 public policy hypocrisy

Bok

Shum

Harvie

et al. 2021

JEPP

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PurposeDuring the early SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated masks “may not protect the wearer, but it may keep the wearer from spreading the virus to others”. Health officials revised mask guidelines to include both the wearer and others, but contradiction became a focal point for online debate and credibility. While revised policies eventually became adopted by the public, there was loss time and lives during this critical stage. This study investigates collectivist messaging on public policy support.Design/methodology/approachCOVID-19 public policy hypocrisy was defined as the gap between supporting community policies while rejecting policies more likely to impact the individual. United States participants (N = 1,605) completed questionnaires. Moderated mediation analysis was conducted using SPSS PROCESS.FindingsThose high on collectivism and high on global personal impact associated with lower COVID-19 public policy hypocrisy. These individuals indicated consistent support for community and individual policies, likely requiring personal sacrifices. Indirect conditional effects of lower conscientiousness associated with higher hypocrisy among those collectivistic.Originality/valueParticipants evaluated preference to original public safety ads, representative of basic societal and individual benefits. Those higher on collectivism preferred societal “we” versus individual “me” public safety ads. Implications discuss benefits of personal and communal public health messaging in an individualistic society so businesses can reopen. Entrepreneurs experienced major economic setbacks that effective public health policies could have mitigated.

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Stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic as a real-life social dilemma: A person-situation perspective

Abstract: I. (in press). Stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic as a real-life social dilemma: A person-situation perspective.

Cited by 20 publications

References 47 publications

Three Pillars of Physical Distancing: Anxiety, Prosociality, and Rule Compliance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Three Pillars of Physical Distancing: Anxiety, Prosociality, and Rule Compliance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aversive personality and COVID-19: A first review and meta-analysis

We versus me: Indirect conditional effects of collectivism on COVID-19 public policy hypocrisy

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