TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The psychological burden of the CoViD-19 pandemic is associated with antisystemic attitudes and political violence
JO  - Psychological science
A1  - Bartusevičius, Henrikas
A1  - Bor, Alexander
A1  - Jørgensen, Frederik
A1  - Petersen, Michael Bang
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - What are the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for people's political attitudes and behavior? We tested, specifically, whether the psychological burden of the COVID-19 pandemic relates to antisystemic attitudes (dissatisfaction with the fundamental social and political order), peaceful political activism, and political violence. Nationally representative two-wave panel data were collected via online surveys of adults in the United States, Denmark, Italy, and Hungary (ns = 6,131 and 4,568 in Waves 1 and 2, respectively). Overall, levels of antisystemic attitudes were low, and only a small share of interviewees reported behavioral intentions to participate in and actual participation in political violence. However, preregistered analyses indicated that perceived COVID-19 burden was associated with antisystemic attitudes and intentions to engage in political violence. In the United States, the burden of COVID-19 was also associated with self-reported engagement in violence surrounding the Black Lives Matter protests and counterprotests. We found less robust evidence that perceived COVID-19 burden was associated with peaceful activism.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0956-7976
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09567976211031847
ID  - ref1
ER  -