'We are all in the same boat': How societal discontent affects intention to help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global health crisis. Consequently, many countries have adopted restrictive measures that caused a substantial change in society. Within this framework, it is reasonable to suppose that a sentiment of societal discontent, defined as generalized concern about the precarious state of society, has arisen. Literature shows that collectively experienced situations can motivate people to help each other. Since societal discontent is conceptualized as a collective phenomenon, we argue that it could influence intention to help others, particularly those who suffer from coronavirus. Thus, in the present study, we aimed (a) to explore the relationship between societal discontent and intention to help at the individual level and (b) to inv

SUBMITTER: Resta E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8653108 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature