‘We are all in the same boat’: How societal discontent affects intention to help during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Elena Resta; Silvana Mula; Conrad Baldner; Daniela Di Santo; Maximilian Agostini; Jocelyn J. Bélanger; Ben Gützkow; Jannis Kreienkamp; Georgios Abakoumkin; Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom; Vjollca Ahmedi; Handan Akkas; Carlos A. Almenara; Mohsin Atta; Sabahat Cigdem Bagci; Sima Basel; Edona Berisha Kida; Allan B. I. Bernardo; Nicholas R. Buttrick; Phatthanakit Chobthamkit; Hoon‐Seok Choi; Mioara Cristea; Sara Csaba; Kaja Damnjanović; Ivan Danyliuk; Arobindu Dash; Karen M. Douglas; Violeta Enea; Daiane Gracieli Faller; Gavan J. Fitzsimons; Alexandra Gheorghiu; Ángel Gómez; Ali Hamaidia; Qing Han; Mai Helmy; Joevarian Hudiyana; Bertus F. Jeronimus; Ding‐Yu Jiang; Veljko Jovanović; Zeljka Kamenov; Anna Kende; Shian‐Ling Keng; Tra Thi Thanh Kieu; Yasin Koc; Kamila Kovyazina; Inna Kozytska; Joshua Krause; Arie W. Kruglanski; Anton Kurapov; Maja Kutlaca; Nóra Anna Lantos; Edward P. Lemay; Cokorda Bagus J. Lesmana; Winnifred R. Louis; Adrian Lueders; Najma Iqbal Malik; Anton P. Martinez; Kira O. McCabe; Jasmina Mehulić; Mirra Noor Milla; Idris Mohammed; Erica Molinario; Manuel Moyano; Hayat Muhammad; Hamdi Muluk; Solomiia Myroniuk; Reza Najafi; Claudia F. Nisa; Boglárka Nyúl; Paul A. O'Keefe; Jose Javier Olivas Osuna; Evgeny N. Osin; Joonha Park; Gennaro Pica; Antonio Pierro; Jonas H. Rees; Anne Margit Reitsema; Marika Rullo; Michelle K. Ryan; Adil Samekin; Pekka Santtila; Edyta Sasin; Birga M. Schumpe; Heyla A. Selim; Michael Vicente Stanton; Wolfgang Stroebe; Samiah Sultana; Robbie M. Sutton; Eleftheria Tseliou; Akira Utsugi; Jolien A. van Breen; Caspar J. van Lissa; Kees van Veen; Michelle R. van Dellen; Alexandra Vázquez; Robin Wollast; Victoria Wai‐lan Yeung; Somayeh Zand; Iris Lav Žeželj; Bang Zheng; Andreas Zick; Claudia Zúñiga; N. Pontus Leander

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‘We are all in the same boat’: How societal discontent affects intention to help during the COVID‐19 pandemic

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‘We are all in the same boat’: How societal discontent affects intention to help during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Elena Resta, Silvana Mula, Conrad Baldner, Daniela Di Santo, Maximilian Agostini, Jocelyn J. Bélanger, Ben Gützkow, Jannis Kreienkamp, Georgios Abakoumkin, Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom, …

Journal of community & applied social psychology, Vol.32(2), pp.332-347

03/2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2572

PMID: 34898961

Abstract

COVID‐19

intention to help

societal discontent

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has caused a global health crisis. Consequently, many countries have adopted restrictive measures that caused a substantial change in society. Within this framework, it is reasonable to suppose that a sentiment of societal discontent, defined as generalized concern about the precarious state of society, has arisen. Literature shows that collectively experienced situations can motivate people to help each other. Since societal discontent is conceptualized as a collective phenomenon, we argue that it could influence intention to help others, particularly those who suffer from coronavirus. Thus, in the present study, we aimed (a) to explore the relationship between societal discontent and intention to help at the individual level and (b) to investigate a possible moderating effect of societal discontent at the country level on this relationship. To fulfil our purposes, we used data collected in 42 countries ( N = 61,734) from the PsyCorona Survey, a cross‐national longitudinal study. Results of multilevel analysis showed that, when societal discontent is experienced by the entire community, individuals dissatisfied with society are more prone to help others. Testing the model with longitudinal data ( N = 3,817) confirmed our results. Implications for those findings are discussed in relation to crisis management. Please refer to the Supplementary Material section to find this article's Community and Social Impact Statement .

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Title: ‘We are all in the same boat’: How societal discontent affects intention to help during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Creators - without role: Elena Resta - Sapienza University of Rome
Silvana Mula - Sapienza University of Rome
Conrad Baldner - Sapienza University of Rome
Daniela Di Santo - Sapienza University of Rome
Maximilian Agostini - University of Groningen
Jocelyn J. Bélanger - New York University Abu Dhabi
Ben Gützkow - University of Groningen
Jannis Kreienkamp - University of Groningen
Georgios Abakoumkin - University of Thessaly
Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom - International Islamic University Malaysia
Vjollca Ahmedi - Pristine University, Kosovo
Handan Akkas - Ankara University
Carlos A. Almenara - Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
Mohsin Atta - University of Sargodha
Sabahat Cigdem Bagci - Sabancı Üniversitesi
Sima Basel - New York University Abu Dhabi
Edona Berisha Kida - Pristine University, Kosovo
Allan B. I. Bernardo - De La Salle University
Nicholas R. Buttrick - University of Virginia
Phatthanakit Chobthamkit - Thammasat University
Hoon‐Seok Choi - Sungkyunkwan University
Mioara Cristea - Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
Sara Csaba - Eötvös Loránd University
Kaja Damnjanović - University of Belgrade
Ivan Danyliuk - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Arobindu Dash - International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
Karen M. Douglas - University of Kent
Violeta Enea - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Daiane Gracieli Faller - New York University Abu Dhabi
Gavan J. Fitzsimons - Duke University
Alexandra Gheorghiu - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Ángel Gómez - National University of Distance Education
Ali Hamaidia - University Ferhat Abbas of Setif
Qing Han - University of Bristol
Mai Helmy - Sultan Qaboos University
Joevarian Hudiyana - University of Indonesia
Bertus F. Jeronimus - University of Groningen
Ding‐Yu Jiang - National Chung‐Cheng University
Veljko Jovanović - University of Novi Sad
Zeljka Kamenov - University of Zagreb
Anna Kende - Eötvös Loránd University
Shian‐Ling Keng - Yale‐NUS College
Tra Thi Thanh Kieu - HCMC University of Education
Yasin Koc - University of Groningen
Kamila Kovyazina - Independent researcher
Inna Kozytska - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Joshua Krause - University of Groningen
Arie W. Kruglanski - University of Maryland, College Park
Anton Kurapov - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Maja Kutlaca - Durham University
Nóra Anna Lantos - Eötvös Loránd University
Edward P. Lemay - University of Maryland, College Park
Cokorda Bagus J. Lesmana - Udayana University
Winnifred R. Louis - University of Queensland
Adrian Lueders - University of Limerick
Najma Iqbal Malik - University of Sargodha
Anton P. Martinez - University of Sheffield
Kira O. McCabe - Carleton University
Jasmina Mehulić - University of Zagreb
Mirra Noor Milla - University of Indonesia
Idris Mohammed - Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Erica Molinario - Florida Gulf Coast University
Manuel Moyano - University of Córdoba
Hayat Muhammad - University of Peshawar
Hamdi Muluk - University of Indonesia
Solomiia Myroniuk - University of Groningen
Reza Najafi - Islamic Azad University Rasht Branch
Claudia F. Nisa - New York University Abu Dhabi
Boglárka Nyúl - Eötvös Loránd University
Paul A. O'Keefe - Yale-NUS College
Jose Javier Olivas Osuna - National University of Distance Education
Evgeny N. Osin - National Research University Higher School of Economics
Joonha Park - Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
Gennaro Pica - Università di Camerino
Antonio Pierro - Sapienza University of Rome
Jonas H. Rees - University of Bielefeld
Anne Margit Reitsema - University of Groningen
Marika Rullo - University of Siena
Michelle K. Ryan - University of Groningen
Adil Samekin - KAZGUU University
Pekka Santtila - New York University Shanghai
Edyta Sasin - New York University Abu Dhabi
Birga M. Schumpe - University of Amsterdam
Heyla A. Selim - King Saud University
Michael Vicente Stanton - San Francisco State University
Wolfgang Stroebe - University of Groningen
Samiah Sultana - University of Groningen
Robbie M. Sutton - University of Kent
Eleftheria Tseliou - University of Thessaly
Akira Utsugi - Nagoya University
Jolien A. van Breen - Hague Institute for Global Justice
Caspar J. van Lissa - Utrecht University
Kees van Veen - University of Groningen
Michelle R. van Dellen - University of Georgia
Alexandra Vázquez - National University of Distance Education
Robin Wollast - Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive
Victoria Wai‐lan Yeung - Lingnan University
Somayeh Zand - Islamic Azad University Rasht Branch
Iris Lav Žeželj - University of Belgrade
Bang Zheng - Imperial College London
Andreas Zick - Bielefeld University
Claudia Zúñiga - Universidad de Chile
N. Pontus Leander - University of Groningen
Publication Details: Journal of community & applied social psychology, Vol.32(2), pp.332-347
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Grant note: ; COV20/00086 / ; VCDSF/75‐71015 / ;
Identifiers: 9946718508331
Academic Unit: King Saud University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article