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Regaining power: How feelings of exclusion during COVID-19 are associated with radicalism among critics of containment policies
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Abstract Past experimental research has shown that social exclusion can be linked with radicalism. During the COVID-19 pandemic, feelings of social isolation and loneliness rose, just like protests and violence against national anti-COVID-19 measures did. Based on these observations, we hypothesized that fee... mehr
Past experimental research has shown that social exclusion can be linked with radicalism. During the COVID-19 pandemic, feelings of social isolation and loneliness rose, just like protests and violence against national anti-COVID-19 measures did. Based on these observations, we hypothesized that feelings of exclusion induced by measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 were associated with radicalism intentions to illegally and violently fight COVID-19-related regulations among critics of the containment policies (Hypothesis 1). Moreover, we expected that radicalism intentions against COVID-19-related regulations fortified needs deprived by social exclusion (Hypothesis 2). Studying a sample of individuals who opposed the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 (N = 171), we found evidence for both hypotheses: Results revealed that feelings of social exclusion induced by COVID-19 containment measures predicted radicalism intentions. Moreover, the relationship between exclusion and radicalism was associated with fortifying power issues. Political opinion did not moderate these effects. These data replicate the exclusion-radicalism link in the COVID-19 crisis and add one more factor that may have promoted radical developments during that time. Fortifying feelings of power, radicalism appeared to foster well-being, though at a high political price.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Infektionskrankheit; Epidemie; Exklusion; Radikalismus; Kontrolle; Macht; Einsamkeit; Protest; Gewaltbereitschaft; Eindämmungspolitik
Klassifikation
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Gesundheitspolitik
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
Corona; Covid-19; Corona-Virus; ZIS 8
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2022
Seitenangabe
S. 1-8
Zeitschriftentitel
Frontiers in Psychology, 13 (2022)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.952760
ISSN
1664-1078
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)