Outside looking in: COVID-19 and in-group bias

Student Type

Undergraduate

Faculty Sponsor

Stephanie Afful

Date

4-12-2022

College Affiliation

College of Science, Technology, and Health

Department

Psychology

Submission Type

Oral Presentation

Abstract

There has been little research conducted on the impact that COVID-19 has had on people, both at an individual and group level. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between COVID-19 stress and its impact on in-group bias. In-group bias refers to the tendency for people to favor those who share their beliefs. Participants will be assigned to one of two conditions: COVID stress or Health Stress. Participants will then complete measures of collective self-esteem (how important your group identifications are), protestant work ethic (a proxy measure for conservatism), political identification, and in-group bias followed by demographics.

Publication Date

2022

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Outside looking in: COVID-19 and in-group bias

There has been little research conducted on the impact that COVID-19 has had on people, both at an individual and group level. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between COVID-19 stress and its impact on in-group bias. In-group bias refers to the tendency for people to favor those who share their beliefs. Participants will be assigned to one of two conditions: COVID stress or Health Stress. Participants will then complete measures of collective self-esteem (how important your group identifications are), protestant work ethic (a proxy measure for conservatism), political identification, and in-group bias followed by demographics.