Extremism, knowledge, and overconfidence in the covid-19 restriction times.

ABSTRACT: Public response to restriction policy against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can polarize into two extremes: one absolutely in favor of restrictions for the sake of human life and health, and other absolutely against the restrictions for the sake of human rights and daily life. This study examines psychological nature of extremism regarding individuals' self-restraint from social behavior, which was and has been encouraged by the Japanese government as restriction measures, as well as possible measures to mitigate this extremism. We hypothesize that people with more extreme views on self-restraint tend to have less knowledge of this virus, and, nevertheless, tend to be more overconfident in the sense that they falsely believe they understand COVID-19 and the effects of self-restr

SUBMITTER: Hatori T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10867172 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature