Harnessing Shared Identities to Mobilize Resilient Responses to the Covid‐19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7351936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vivian L Vignoles (0000-0002-7628-6776, University of Sussex, corresponding author), Zahira Jaser (0000-0003-0673-1093, University of Sussex), Frankiebo Taylor (University of Sussex), Evangelos Ntontis (0000-0001-8284-6015, Canterbury Christ Church University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 817-826 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/pops.12726 |
| PMID | 33821062 |
| OpenAlex | W3111256653 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 44 |
| References cited | 23 |
Shared social identifications (family, community, nation, humanity) predict normative actions and psychological well‐being and can be invoked discursively by leaders to mobilize their followers. We illustrate the potential for harnessing shared identities to mobilize resilient public responses against COVID‐19. Study 1 explored which patterns of social identification predicted protective behaviors (personal hygiene, physical distancing), prosocial actions (helping proximal and distal others), and psychological well‐being (mental well‐being, depressive symptoms, anxiety) among 560 U.K. adults surveyed during lockdown. Study 2 contrasted Prime Minister Ardern's use of identity‐based rhetoric to mobilize New Zealanders, with Prime Minister Johnson's use of individualistic appeals to the U.K. public. Our findings suggest how political leaders might beneficially use social identities in communications about extreme events. Highlights Political leaders seeking to mobilize cooperative, resilient public responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic should portray themselves and their followers as sharing multiple group identities. They should attribute collective agency and norms of solidarity to these groups. They should portray desired public behaviors as morally necessary acts of mutual helping, stemming from the “character” of the invoked group identities. They should show they have a personal stake in the political choices they make, as members of the groups affected
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Betacoronavirus · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Coronavirus Infections · Outbreak · Pandemic · Political science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Community Health and Development · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Disaster Management and Resilience · Medicine · Psychology · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 44 |
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| Citations per year | 8,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 44 |