Schelhorn, Iris and Buchner, Emily and Kosak, Ferdinand and Hutmacher, Fabian and Kinateder, Max and Shiban, Youssef (2022) The effect of induced COVID-19-related fear on psychological distance and time perception. COGNITION & EMOTION, 36 (1). pp. 82-91. ISSN 0269-9931, 1464-0600
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Emotional experience can influence cognitive estimates such as perceived psychological distance and time judgements. These estimators are crucial in threatening situations like the COVID-19 pandemic because the subjective perception of the closeness of a potential infection might influence behaviour. However, to date it remains unclear how fear affects these estimates. We report on data from N = 183 participants collected in Germany during the summer of 2020, when a "second wave" of COVID-19 infections was still only on the horizon of public awareness. We induced COVID-19-related fear in members of one group and compared their estimates of psychological distance and time judgements to those of a neutral group. Fear induction influenced these conjoint estimates in the way that an increase in infection rates appeared farther away and of shorter duration. Mediation analysis revealed inverse effects of changes in valence and ratings of Fear of COVID-19 on psychological distance. Possible explanations for these effects are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PASSAGE; Psychological distance; fear induction; passage of time judgements; COVID-19 |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie VI (Pädagogische Psychologie) - Prof. Dr. Christof Kuhbandner |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Aug 2022 10:11 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Aug 2022 10:11 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/46543 |
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