The psychology of health and well-being in mass gatherings: A review and a research agenda.
The psychology of health and well-being in mass gatherings: A review and a research agenda.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jegh.2015.06.001
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发表时间：
2016-06
影响因子：
7.3
通讯作者：
Reicher S
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作者：
Hopkins N;Reicher S
大规模集会将大量的人带到了物理上的接近。通常情况下，这种身体上的接近被认为会导致健康不佳(例如，通过紧张、促进感染传播等)。在这篇文章中，我们为新兴的群众聚会医学领域增添了一个新的维度。借鉴有关群体过程的心理学研究，我们考虑了当人们成为群体的一部分时发生的心理变化。然后，我们考虑这些转变可能会对健康和福祉产生各种后果。其中一些后果可能是积极的。例如，参与者之间的共同认同感可能会鼓励参与者将他人视为社会支持的来源，这反过来又有助于获得健康和幸福感。然而，一些后果可能是负面的。因此，这种相同的共享认同感可能会导致对共享资源(例如，饮用具)的前景失去反感，这反过来可能会促进感染传播。这些问题和相关问题通过在玛格梅拉(北印度)进行的研究得到了说明。最后，我们提出了关于大规模集会中健康实践的未来研究议程。
Mass gatherings bring large numbers of people into physical proximity. Typically, this physical proximity has been assumed to contribute to ill health (e.g., through being stressful, facilitating infection transmission, etc.). In this paper, we add a new dimension to the emerging field of mass gatherings medicine. Drawing on psychological research concerning group processes, we consider the psychological transformations that occur when people become part of a crowd. We then consider how these transformations may have various consequences for health and well-being. Some of these consequences may be positive. For example, a sense of shared identity amongst participants may encourage participants to view others as a source of social support which in turn contributes to a sense of health and well-being. However, some consequences may be negative. Thus, this same sense of shared identity may result in a loss of disgust at the prospect of sharing resources (e.g., drinking utensils) which could, in turn, facilitate infection transmission. These, and related issues, are illustrated with research conducted at the Magh Mela (North India). We conclude with an agenda for future research concerning health practices at mass gatherings.