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Are people excessively pessimistic about the risk of coronavirus infection?
Are people excessively pessimistic about the risk of coronavirus infection?
The recent emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 in China has raised the spectre of a novel, potentially catastrophic pandemic in both scientific and lay communities throughout the world. In this particular context, people have been accused of being excessively pessimistic regarding the future consequences of this emerging health threat. However, consistent with previous research in social psychology, a large survey conducted in Europe in the early stage of the COVID-19 epidemic shows that the majority of respondents was actually overly optimistic about the risk of infection. https://psyarxiv.com/364qj/
- Université Paris Diderot France
- Aix-Marseille University France
- University of Geneva Switzerland
- École des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique France
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: Social psychology (sociology) History media_common.quotation_subject Optimism bias Context (language use) Pessimism Development economics Pandemic China media_common Risk of infection Risk perception
Risk perception, Optimism bias, PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health Psychology, PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Social and Personality Psychology, [SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology, SARS-CoV-2, Europe, PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences, bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Health Psychology, bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences, bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Personality and Social Contexts, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
Risk perception, Optimism bias, PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health Psychology, PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Social and Personality Psychology, [SHS.SOCIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Sociology, SARS-CoV-2, Europe, PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences, bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Health Psychology, bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences, bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Personality and Social Contexts, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie
Microsoft Academic Graph classification: Social psychology (sociology) History media_common.quotation_subject Optimism bias Context (language use) Pessimism Development economics Pandemic China media_common Risk of infection Risk perception
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- Université Paris Diderot France
- Aix-Marseille University France
- University of Geneva Switzerland
- École des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique France
The recent emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 in China has raised the spectre of a novel, potentially catastrophic pandemic in both scientific and lay communities throughout the world. In this particular context, people have been accused of being excessively pessimistic regarding the future consequences of this emerging health threat. However, consistent with previous research in social psychology, a large survey conducted in Europe in the early stage of the COVID-19 epidemic shows that the majority of respondents was actually overly optimistic about the risk of infection. https://psyarxiv.com/364qj/