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How do people support each other in emergencies? A qualitative exploration of altruistic and prosocial behaviours during the COVID‐19 pandemic
- Source :
- Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2021.
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Abstract
- The Ball State University Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in the United States has compiled altruistic stories from different countries such as India, Australia, the United States, and England since the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic. We examined those stories to understand (1) who receives the most support, (2) what type of support is provided, (3) who those supporters are, and (4) why people support each other during the pandemic. Conducting a qualitative content analysis of 104 altruistic stories, we first identified that (a) older individuals , (b) people with sensitive health conditions, and disabilities, (c) frontline workers, and (d) working class and marginalized communities received the primary support. Second, we identified three types of support: (a) material, (b) social/emotional, and (c) psychological. Third, we found that support was coming from (a) different organizations, (b) advantaged groups, and (c) volunteers. Last, (a) sharing a community/humanity identity, (b) allyship, and (c) showing gratitude were the reasons behind altruistic and prosocial behavior. Our findings contribute to the literature by providing some possible reasons and ways that allies have supported disadvantaged communities via sharing the available resources and how showing gratitude can be a reason for altruism and prosocial behavior in a pandemic.
- Subjects :
- marginalized communities
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic
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General Social Sciences
Original Articles
gratitude
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Altruism
allyship
altruism
Prosocial behavior
prosocial behavior
Community support
Gratitude
Pandemic
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community support
Psychology
Social psychology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15302415 and 15297489
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....529bcc735739c8b9db3bc601cc84912b