Biased Social Comparison in the Moment of Crisis : The Better-Than-Average Effect and COVID-19

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dc.abstract.enThe better-than-average effect (BTAE) is a mechanism where people perceive oneself as better than others. The BTAE could be one of the phenomena explaining why people follow – in the moment of a global health crisis – guidelines (“I am superior to others, and I [will]) take extra precautions, e.g., a vaccine shot”). In this paper, we investigate the BTAE with 3,066 respondents. In Study 1, in all countries, across two measurements in time, the BTAE was present: Participants rated their involvement in self-protection as greater in comparison to others. Study 2 replicated this effect, proving its robustness. Participants estimated their willingness to vaccinate as higher than others. The BTAE was a significant predictor of willingness to vaccinate.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorKulesza, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorDoliński, Dariusz
dc.contributor.authorMuniak, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorWinner, Daisy
dc.contributor.authorIzydorczak, Kamil
dc.contributor.authorDerakhshan, Ali
dc.contributor.authorRizulla, Aidana
dc.date.access2022-09-14
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-18T09:55:18Z
dc.date.available2024-01-18T09:55:18Z
dc.date.created2022-08-04
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description.abstract<jats:p> Abstract. The better-than-average effect (BTAE) is a mechanism where people perceive oneself as better than others. The BTAE could be one of the phenomena explaining why people follow – in the moment of a global health crisis – guidelines (“I am superior to others, and I [will]) take extra precautions, e.g., a vaccine shot”). In this paper, we investigate the BTAE with 3,066 respondents. In Study 1, in all countries, across two measurements in time, the BTAE was present: Participants rated their involvement in self-protection as greater in comparison to others. Study 2 replicated this effect, proving its robustness. Participants estimated their willingness to vaccinate as higher than others. The BTAE was a significant predictor of willingness to vaccinate. </jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumberPPN/GIN/2020/1/00063/U/00001
dc.description.issue1-2
dc.description.physical40-51
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume54
dc.identifier.doi10.1027/1864-9335/a000495
dc.identifier.eissn2151-2590
dc.identifier.issn1864-9335
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/381
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1027/1864-9335/a000495
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.subject.ensocial comparisons
dc.subject.enbetter-than-average effect (BTAE)
dc.subject.enunrealistic optimism (UO)
dc.subject.encrisis
dc.subject.enCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subject.encognitive biases
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dc.titleBiased Social Comparison in the Moment of Crisis : The Better-Than-Average Effect and COVID-19
dc.title.journalSocial Psychology
dc.typeJournalArticle
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