Fostering COVID-19 Safe Behaviors Using Cognitive Dissonance

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Basic and Applied Social Psychology Pub Date : 2021-09-03 DOI:10.1080/01973533.2021.1953497

L. Pearce, J. Cooper

引用次数: 7

Abstract

Abstract There is an urgent need to persuade the public to follow behavioral guidelines in order to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Using cognitive dissonance as a guide, the current study’s aim was to increase compliance with coronavirus safety measures, such as social distancing, wearing masks, and getting vaccinated. In Phase 1, participants experienced dissonance by advocating consistent adherence to safety protocols and recalling instances when they did not follow them. Their attitudes and behavioral intentions were measured. A week later, we assessed reported behavior. We found that dissonance participants complied more with guidelines and were more likely to seek vaccination than participants in three non-dissonance control conditions. We conclude by recommending ways of implementing the findings in the current COVID-19 crisis.

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利用认知失调培养COVID-19安全行为

为终结新冠肺炎疫情，迫切需要说服公众遵守行为准则。以认知失调为指导，当前研究的目的是提高对冠状病毒安全措施的遵守程度，如保持社交距离、戴口罩和接种疫苗。在第一阶段，参与者通过提倡始终遵守安全协议和回忆他们没有遵守安全协议的情况来经历不和谐。他们的态度和行为意图被测量。一周后，我们评估了报告的行为。我们发现，与三种非失调控制条件下的参与者相比，失调参与者更遵守指南，更有可能寻求接种疫苗。最后，我们就如何在当前的COVID-19危机中落实调查结果提出建议。

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来源期刊

Basic and Applied Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

12.50%

发文量

期刊介绍： Basic and Applied Social Psychology (BASP) emphasizes the publication of outstanding research articles, but also considers literature reviews, criticism, and methodological or theoretical statements spanning the entire range of social psychological issues. The journal will publish basic work in areas of social psychology that can be applied to societal problems, as well as direct application of social psychology to such problems. The journal provides a venue for a broad range of specialty areas, including research on legal and political issues, environmental influences on behavior, organizations, aging, medical and health-related outcomes, sexuality, education and learning, the effects of mass media, gender issues, and population problems.