Covid-19 and the Political Economy of Mass Hysteria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15465396 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philipp Bagus (0000-0002-8233-6629, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, corresponding author), José Antonio Peña‐ramo (0000-0001-7073-9562, Universidad de Granada), Antonio Sánchez‐bayón (0000-0003-4855-8356, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1376-1376 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph18041376 |
| PMID | 33546144 |
| OpenAlex | W3126723964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 60 |
In this article, we aim to develop a political economy of mass hysteria. Using the background of COVID-19, we study past mass hysteria. Negative information which is spread through mass media repetitively can affect public health negatively in the form of nocebo effects and mass hysteria. We argue that mass and digital media in connection with the state may have had adverse consequences during the COVID-19 crisis. The resulting collective hysteria may have contributed to policy errors by governments not in line with health recommendations. While mass hysteria can occur in societies with a minimal state, we show that there exist certain self-corrective mechanisms and limits to the harm inflicted, such as sacrosanct private property rights. However, mass hysteria can be exacerbated and self-reinforcing when the negative information comes from an authoritative source, when the media are politicized, and social networks make the negative information omnipresent. We conclude that the negative long-term effects of mass hysteria are exacerbated by the size of the state
Conversion disorder · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Disease · Harm · Hysteria · Mass media · Pathology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Sociology · State (computer science · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
The message of Pope Francis in time of pandemic
Strategi Resistensi dan Bertahan dalam Pandemi
The manifestation and causes of public panic in the early stage of Covid-19 in China
Spanish Healthcare Sector Management in the Covid-19 Crisis Under the Perspective of Austrian Economics and New-Institutional Economics
Effects of general and corona-specific stressors on mental burden during the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic in Germany
Protecting public’s wellbeing against Covid-19 infodemic
The emergence of Covid-19 over-concern immediately after the cancelation of the measures adopted by the dynamic zero-Covid policy in China
The Sars-CoV-2 Pandemic in High Income Countries Such as Canada
Families in quarantine for Covid-19 in Italy. Resilience as a buffer of parental distress and problematic children’s emotions and behaviors
Reto digital y reajuste post-covid del turismo europeo
Staying The Blazes Home
Capitalism, Covid ‐19 and lockdowns
Covid-19 Outbreaks in Canada and the Crisis of Migrant Farmworkers’ Social Reproduction
The political economy of family life among Romanian Roma
Is society caught up in a Death Spiral? Modeling societal demise and its reversal
Covid 19
Religion, Migration, and Political Economy in the USA
Affectivity, subjectivity, and vulnerability
Impact of coronavirus anxiety and sleep disorders on somatic symptoms among youth post-pandemic
The academic left, human geography, and the rise of authoritarianism during the Covid-19 pandemic
Legal framework, public health and economic environment in Latin American Countries in the context of Covid-19 pandemic
Political Decision Making in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Evaluation of Spanish Health System during the Covid-19 Pandemic
EU’s Ordering of Covid-19 Vaccine Doses
The pox of politics
The Constitution of Liberty
Fear
Death anxiety and its role in psychopathology
Psychological Consequences of Social Isolation During Covid-19 Outbreak
Changes in Adult Alcohol Use and Consequences During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the US
Mental Health, Substance Use, and Suicidal Ideation During the Covid-19 Pandemic — United States, June 24–30, 2020
Negativity Bias, Negativity Dominance, and Contagion
Law, Legislation and Liberty
Religion, Health, and Psychological Well-Being
A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism
The Logic of Collective Action
Hardwired for News
Immediate Psychological Responses and Associated Factors during the Initial Stage of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Epidemic among the General Population in China
Prevalence and Predictors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Compliance with Precautionary Measures
Social Media Activities, Emotion Regulation Strategies, and Their Interactions on People’s Mental Health in Covid-19 Pandemic
Mental Well-Being (Depression, Loneliness, Insomnia, Daily Life Fatigue) during Covid-19 Related Home-Confinement—A Study from Poland
Depression and Anxiety in Hong Kong during Covid-19
Is Lockdown Bad for Social Anxiety in Covid-19 Regions
The Impact of Covid-19 on Mental Health
A systematic review
The Devil in Massachusetts
Policy overreaction styles during manufactured crises
Policy overreaction
Stress, affiliation, and emotional contagion
State Welfare Spending and Religiosity
Renovación del pensamiento económico-empresarial tras la globalización
Managing Fear
The "phantom anesthetist" of Mattoon
Mystery Gas
A Social-Psychological Theory of Collective Anxiety Attacks
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |