The role of fear, closeness, and norms in shaping help towards war refugees

Abstract The paper investigates the psychological factors associated with the unprecedented assistance that Poles have offered refugees from Ukraine since the outset of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Building on social identity theory, and examining the current social context in Poland, we focus on t...

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Main Authors: Małgorzata Kossowska, Paulina Szwed, Ewa Szumowska, Jolanta Perek-Białas, Aneta Czernatowicz-Kukuczka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28249-0