Stigmatization of Chinese and Asian-looking people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The outbreak and global spread of COVID-19 was accompanied by an increase in reports of stigmatization of Chinese and Asian-looking people. The behavioral immune system provides a framework for stigmatization in response to infectious disease threats. Specifically, stigmatization might increase with rising levels of infectious disease threat. The present study aimed to examine this hypothesis during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

As part of the "EUCLID" project ( https://euclid.dbvis.de ), a total of 5011 persons from Germany were surveyed via an online-questionnaire between February 2^nd and April 3^rd, 2020, covering the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic over three time periods which were defined by critical events.

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SUBMITTER: Koller JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8253234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature