Mimicry boosts social bias : unrealistic optimism in a health prevention case

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dc.abstract.enUnrealistic optimism bias appears when a person perceives oneself – in comparison to peers – as less at risk from threats. This bias has been widely reported and the consequences are clear: it puts one’s health in danger. The existing body of literature proposes egocentrism as a mechanism leading to a reduction in this bias. The present paper tests a novel mechanism orienting a person toward others – thus linked with egocentrism – i.e., mimicry. Results showed directly opposing effects: mimicry induced a stronger tendency to perceive oneself as less threatened. This result is not only surprising but especially alarming since mimicry may be used in patient-doctor dialogue which may backfire, leading to resistance to medical recommendations provided by the doctor.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorKulesza, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorDoliński, Dariusz
dc.contributor.authorMuniak, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorRizulla, Aidana
dc.date.access2023-04-06
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-18T10:02:15Z
dc.date.available2024-01-18T10:02:15Z
dc.date.created2022-11-23
dc.date.issued2023-12
dc.description.accesstimebefore_publication
dc.description.grantnumberPPN/GIN/2020/1/ 00063/U/00001
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical1-16
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume18
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/15534510.2023.2187880
dc.identifier.eissn1553-4529
dc.identifier.issn1553-4510
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/385
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15534510.2023.2187880
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND
dc.rights.questionYes_rights
dc.share.articleOPEN_REPOSITORY
dc.subject.enMimicry
dc.subject.enunrealistic optimism
dc.subject.enCOVID-19
dc.subject.encoronavirus
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleMimicry boosts social bias : unrealistic optimism in a health prevention case
dc.title.journalSocial Influence
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typeArticle