自我距离对大学生新型冠状病毒感染疫情担忧及风险感知的影响

Effect of self-distance on worry and risk perception of the COVID-19 epidemic in college students

目的:探究自我距离对大学生新型冠状病毒感染(COVID-19)疫情担忧及风险感知的影响。方法:研究1根据自发性自我距离测量结果将175名大学生分为自发性自我沉浸组(n=108)和自发性自我抽离组(n=67),将两组随机分配到有/无负性情绪词条件下,让其阅读关于COVID-19疫情变异毒株的新闻材料并测量其疫情担忧和风险感知水平;研究2将123名大学生随机分配到操纵性自我沉浸组(n=43)、操纵性自我抽离组(n=39)和对照组(n=41),通过不同的指导语引导被试的思考角度来操纵自我距离,并测量其疫情担忧和风险感知水平。结果:研究1中自发性自我抽离组疫情担忧及风险感知水平均低于自发性自我沉浸组(均P<0.001);研究2中操纵性自我抽离组疫情担忧及风险感知水平均低于对照组(均P <0.001),而操纵性自我沉浸组疫情担忧及风险感知水平均高于对照组(均P <0.001)。结论:研究提示,自发性自我距离或操纵性自我距离更远的个体在阅读疫情相关信息时都会表现出更少的担忧,有更低水平的风险感知。

Objective:To explore the effect of self-distance on of the worry and risk perception of the COV-ID-19 epidernic.Methods:In study 1,175 college students were selected and divided into the self-immersion group(n=108)and the spontaneous self-distancing group(n=67)according to the spontaneous self-distance measure-ment.The subjects in both groups were randomly assigned to read news with or without a negative title about the novel coronavirus mutation.Then their worry and risk perception of the COVID-19 epidemic were measured.In study 2,123 college students were selected and were randomly divided into three groups,namely the manipulative self-immersion group(n=43),the manipulative self-distancing group(n=39),and the control group(n=41).Self-distance was manipulated by different instructions about perspective,and their worry and risk perception of the COVID-19 epidemic were measured.Results:In study 1,individuals in spontaneous self-distancing group showed less worry and lower levels of risk perception than those in spontaneous self-immersion group(Ps<0.001).In study 2,individuals in manipulative self-distancing group showed less worry and lower levels of risk perception than those in the control group(Ps<0.001),while the opposite was true for the manipulative self-immersion group(Ps<0.001).Conclusion:Individuals with remote spontaneous self-distance or manipulative self-distance may show less worry and lower levels of risk perception when reading information related to the COVID-19.