Open AccessUs and the Virus
Author(s) -
Selma Carolin Rudert,
Ilka H. Gleibs,
Mario Gollwitzer,
Michael Häfner,
Katharina V. Hajek,
Nicole Harth,
Jan A. Häusser,
Roland Imhoff,
Dana Schneider
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european psychologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.17
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1878-531X
pISSN - 1016-9040
DOI - 10.1027/1016-9040/a000457
Subject(s) - loneliness , psychology , social psychology , stressor , pandemic , reactance , social identity theory , perspective (graphical) , social anxiety , covid-19 , anxiety , social group , clinical psychology , medicine , physics , disease , pathology , voltage , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
. From a social psychological perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated protective measures affected individuals’ social relations and basic psychological needs. We aim to identify sources of need frustration (stressors) and possibilities to bolster need satisfaction (buffers). Particularly, we highlight emerging empirical research in which social psychological theorizing can contribute to our understanding of the pandemic’s social consequences: Loneliness, social networks, role conflicts, social identity, compliance, trust, reactance, and conspiracy beliefs. We highlight directions for future social psychological research as the pandemic continues.