Descriptive norms caused increases in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic
Descriptive norms caused increases in mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic
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We used mask wearing during COVID-19 as a case study of how a new norm develops within a population. We saw that descriptive norms (what people are actually doing) were more directly influential than injunctive norms (what people think one should do) on reported mask wearing. This showcases how important seeing cooperative behavior can be in uncertain situations.
Collaborators: Scott Claessens, Jessica D. Ayers, Diego Guevara Beltran, Andrew Van Horn, Edward R. Hirt, Athena Aktipis, Peter M. Todd, and the Cooperation in the Apocalypse team
Identities as Predictors of Vaccine Hesitancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Identities as Predictors of Vaccine Hesitancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Our work shows that there were social identity-based differences in likelihood to get and trust and COVID-19 vaccines before their launch. For those who got the vaccine soon after it became available, local norms were an important predictor of trust. We explore how encouragement from shared group members plays a role in this trust.
Collaborators: Edward R. Hirt, Calvin Isch, Jessica Brinkworth, Lee Cronk, Joe Alcock, Athena Aktipis, Peter M. Todd, and the Cooperation in the Apocalypse team
Blog: How did COVID-19 Change Thanksgiving?
Blog: How did COVID-19 Change Thanksgiving?
As Thanksgiving 2022 approached in the U.S., the Cooperation in the Apocalypse team and I thought it would be an interesting time to share with the public how the pandemic affected Thanksgiving celebrations over the past two years. In both 2020 (28 Nov) and 2021 (16 Dec), this team asked questions about the Thanksgiving holiday – how many people did our participants celebrate with, did they make modifications because of the pandemic, and were they concerned about potentially spreading COVID-19 through this celebration?
How is COVID-19 Changing Thanksgiving? (cooperationintheapocalypse.org)
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