COVID-19 health certification reduces outgroup bias: evidence from a conjoint experiment in Japan

Abstract The psychological theory argues that serious threats cause negative attitudes from ingroups to outgroups. However, the factors that can reduce such outgroup bias caused by the health threats of a pandemic are unknown. Here, we provide evidence that health certifications to prove immunity or...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Kubo, Isamu Okada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2022-09-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01324-z