Unrealistic Optimism in the Time of Coronavirus Pandemic: May It Help to Kill, If So-Whom: Disease or the Person?
Unrealistic Optimism in the Time of Coronavirus Pandemic: May It Help to Kill, If So-Whom: Disease or the Person?
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DOI：
10.3390/jcm9051464
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发表时间：
2020-05-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Kulesza, Wojciech
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作者：
Dolinski, Dariusz;Dolinska, Barbara;Kulesza, Wojciech
目的：大量实证研究的结果表明，所谓的不切实际的乐观主义的发生。因此，我们的目的是调查在即将发生的冠状病毒大流行的情况下，人们是否仍然认为自己比其他人更少接触这种疾病。方法：采用问卷调查的方法，对大学生不切实际的乐观态度进行调查。参与者（n = 171，67.3%的女性）以主观的方式判断他们感染冠状病毒的风险，以及这种情况发生在同一性别的普通学生身上的可能性。调查分三波进行：在宣布第一例冠状病毒病例之前（3月2日至3日），宣布之后（3月5日至6日），以及几天后（3月9日至10日）。结果如下：我们发现，女性估计被感染的机会显着高于男性（M = 3.71，SD = 2.042）（M = 4.52，SD = 2.079; t = 2.387; p = 0.018; Cohen's d = 0.393）。不切实际的乐观现象在男性中尤其明显（与其他男性参与者相比），因为它出现在所有三个测量中（M（你）= 3.95 vs. M（其他男学生）= 4.63; M = 3.71 vs. M = 4.68，M = 4.46 vs. M = 5.38，分别在第一阶段、第二阶段和第三阶段; p
Objective: The results of numerous empirical studies have showed the occurrence of so-called unrealistic optimism. Thus, we aimed to investigate whether in the situation of an imminent coronavirus pandemic, people would still perceive themselves as being less exposed to the disease than others. Methods: Survey studies were conducted to examine the level of unrealistic optimism. Participants (n = 171, 67.3% of women) in a subjective way judged the risk of their coronavirus infection and the likelihood that this would happen to an average student of the same sex from their class. The survey was conducted in three waves: prior to the announcement of the first case of coronavirus (2-3 March), immediately after that announcement (5-6 March), and a few days later (9-10 March). Results: We showed that women estimated the chances of being infected as significantly higher (M = 4.52, SD = 2.079; t = 2.387; p = 0.018; Cohen's d = 0.393) than men (M = 3.71, SD = 2.042). The phenomenon of unrealistic optimism was observed especially in men (as compared to other male participants) as it appeared in all three measures (M (you) = 3.95 vs. M (other male student) = 4.63; M = 3.71 vs. M = 4.68, and M = 4.46 vs. M = 5.38 in phase one, two, and three, respectively; p