Perceived COVID-19 risk is attenuated by ingroup trust: evidence from three empirical studies

• Main Authors: Tegan Cruwys (Author), Mark Stevens (Author), Jessica L. Donaldson (Author), Diana Cárdenas (Author), Michael J. Platow (Author), Katherine J. Reynolds (Author), Polly Fong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The social identity model of risk taking proposes that people take more risks with ingroup members because they trust them more. While this can be beneficial in some circumstances, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic it has the potential to undermine an effective public healt...