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Unrealistic Optimism in the Time of Coronavirus Pandemic: May It Help to Kill, If So—Whom: Disease or the Person?
Dariusz DolinskiBarbara Zmaczyńska-witekWojciech KuleszaBarbara DolinskaMaciej Banachsubject
2019-20 coronavirus outbreakmedia_common.quotation_subjectlcsh:Medicine050109 social psychologyDiseasemedicine.disease_cause050105 experimental psychologyArticlethreat and fearOptimismrisk perceptionPandemicMedicine0501 psychology and cognitive scienceshealthy illusionmedia_commonCoronavirusbusiness.industrySocial distancelcsh:R05 social sciencesGeneral MedicineRisk perceptionunrealistic optimismSame sexbusinessunrealistic pessimismDemographydescription
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&ndash
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-01 | Journal of Clinical Medicine |