Stigmatization of Chinese and Asian-looking people during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
Avoidance
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Disease
Pandemic
Pathogen
SARS-CoV-2
Stigma
Stigmatization
Threat
Journal
BMC public health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Titre abrégé: BMC Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 07 2021
02 07 2021
Historique:
received:
23
09
2020
accepted:
11
06
2021
entrez:
3
7
2021
pubmed:
4
7
2021
medline:
9
7
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The outbreak and global spread of COVID-19 was accompanied by an increase in reports of stigmatization of Chinese and Asian-looking people. The behavioral immune system provides a framework for stigmatization in response to infectious disease threats. Specifically, stigmatization might increase with rising levels of infectious disease threat. The present study aimed to examine this hypothesis during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the "EUCLID" project ( https://euclid.dbvis.de ), a total of 5011 persons from Germany were surveyed via an online-questionnaire between February 2 There was no evidence for an increase in the stigmatization of Chinese and Asian-looking people across three topics, that is personal proximity, air travel, and medical measures upon arrival from China. The present findings provide good news in that participants showed an adaptive response to the infectious disease threat rather than displaying increased stigmatization. Further research is necessary to specify the conditions that increase the risk of stigmatization in response to infectious disease threats.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The outbreak and global spread of COVID-19 was accompanied by an increase in reports of stigmatization of Chinese and Asian-looking people. The behavioral immune system provides a framework for stigmatization in response to infectious disease threats. Specifically, stigmatization might increase with rising levels of infectious disease threat. The present study aimed to examine this hypothesis during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS
As part of the "EUCLID" project ( https://euclid.dbvis.de ), a total of 5011 persons from Germany were surveyed via an online-questionnaire between February 2
RESULTS
There was no evidence for an increase in the stigmatization of Chinese and Asian-looking people across three topics, that is personal proximity, air travel, and medical measures upon arrival from China.
CONCLUSIONS
The present findings provide good news in that participants showed an adaptive response to the infectious disease threat rather than displaying increased stigmatization. Further research is necessary to specify the conditions that increase the risk of stigmatization in response to infectious disease threats.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34215224
doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11270-1
pii: 10.1186/s12889-021-11270-1
pmc: PMC8253234
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1296Subventions
Organisme : Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
ID : BMBF for 01EL1820A SMARTACT
Organisme : Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
ID : BMBF for 01EL1820A SMARTACT
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
ID : DFG FOR 2374 RiskDynamics
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
ID : DFG FOR 2374 RiskDynamics
Organisme : Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
ID : EXC 2117 - 422037984 Collective Behaviour
Organisme : Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour
ID : EXC 2117 - 422037984 Collective Behaviour
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