The constructive and destructive power of social norms in the presence of authoritative influence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8725745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shuhei Kitamura (0000-0001-7288-3074, corresponding author), Katsunori Yamada (0000-0001-9000-1354) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 345-358 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/amp0001288 |
| PMID | 38127490 |
| OpenAlex | W4390061271 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
A randomized survey experiment ( N = 2,868) was conducted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the effects of information provision on individuals' cooperation with stay-home activities. Employing a 2 × 2 factorial design, the study examined the influence of social comparison and a powerful messenger. Using an online sample of approximately 3,000 Japanese respondents, it was found that participants demonstrated greater cooperation with stay-home activities when they perceived that they had spent a relatively long time outside the home compared with prevailing social norms in the previous week. Conversely, individuals who spent a relatively short time outside the home exhibited the opposite effect. However, these results were observed solely in conjunction with the influence of a powerful messenger. The study also explored heterogeneous responses based on personality traits. In conclusion, the results highlight the challenges of changing behavior through informational interventions, emphasizing the role of both the characteristics of the sender and recipient of the information. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Big Five personality traits · Constructive · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · MEDLINE · Pandemic · Perception · Personality · Political science · Psychological intervention · PsycINFO · Social norms approach · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |