How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown
Both material resources (jobs, healthcare), and socio-psychological resources (social contact) decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated whether individual differences in perceived material and socio-psychological scarcity experienced during the pandemic predicted preference for cooper...
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| description | Both material resources (jobs, healthcare), and socio-psychological resources (social contact) decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated whether individual differences in perceived material and socio-psychological scarcity experienced during the pandemic predicted preference for cooperation, measured using two Public Good Games (PGGs), where participants contributed money or time (i.e., hours indoors contributed to shorten the lockdown). Material scarcity had no relationship with cooperation. Increased perceived scarcity of socio-psychological wellbeing (e.g., connecting with family) predicted increased preference for cooperation, suggesting that missing social contact fosters prosociality, whilst perceived scarcity of freedom (e.g., limited movement) predicted decreased willingness to spend time indoors to shorten the lockdown. The importance of considering individual differences in scarcity perception to best promote norm compliance is discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5eef66eb67148208f67ad2cbb5b7a9b2022-12-22T04:13:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-10-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.951757951757How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdownClaudia Civai0Marta Caserotti1Elisa Carrus2Inge Huijsmans3Enrico Rubaltelli4Division of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, United KingdomDipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Facolta’ di Psicologia, Universita’ degli Studi di Padova, Padova, ItalyDivision of Psychology, School of Applied Sciences, London South Bank University, London, United KingdomCentre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Donders Institute, Radboud University, Nijmegen, NetherlandsDipartimento di Psicologia dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione, Facolta’ di Psicologia, Universita’ degli Studi di Padova, Padova, ItalyBoth material resources (jobs, healthcare), and socio-psychological resources (social contact) decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated whether individual differences in perceived material and socio-psychological scarcity experienced during the pandemic predicted preference for cooperation, measured using two Public Good Games (PGGs), where participants contributed money or time (i.e., hours indoors contributed to shorten the lockdown). Material scarcity had no relationship with cooperation. Increased perceived scarcity of socio-psychological wellbeing (e.g., connecting with family) predicted increased preference for cooperation, suggesting that missing social contact fosters prosociality, whilst perceived scarcity of freedom (e.g., limited movement) predicted decreased willingness to spend time indoors to shorten the lockdown. The importance of considering individual differences in scarcity perception to best promote norm compliance is discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951757/fullscarcitycooperationsocial normsprosocialitypandemic lockdown |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Civai Marta Caserotti Elisa Carrus Inge Huijsmans Enrico Rubaltelli How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown Frontiers in Psychology scarcity cooperation social norms prosociality pandemic lockdown |
| title | How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown |
| title_full | How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown |
| title_fullStr | How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown |
| title_full_unstemmed | How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown |
| title_short | How perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown |
| title_sort | how perceived scarcity predicted cooperation during early pandemic lockdown |
| topic | scarcity cooperation social norms prosociality pandemic lockdown |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951757/full |
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