COLLECTIVE RITUALS IN TIMES OF THE COVID-19 QUARANTINE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COLLECTIVE APPLAUSE AND IDENTITY FUSION

• Authors: Lobato Roberto M. , Sainz Mario
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Several initiatives are arising to counterbalance the consequences of psychical distance, motivated by COVID-19, by reinforcing social ties. In this project, we focus on analysing the relationships between participating in collective applause (i.e., a collective ritual), reinforcement of collective/relational ties, identity fusion, and compliance with quarantine norms. We carried out a study during the COVID-19 quarantine (N = 568) with people who were legally obliged to stay home. Our results indicate that participating in collective rituals relates to collective and relational ties with in-group members. This, in turn, is associated with the strength of identity fusion and the perception that other in-group members comply with quarantine norms. Thus, under the influence of a common fate that invariably threatens the lives of a large part of the population, participating in collective rituals positively relates to an increase in the sense of belonging and common identity.

Keywords

EN

IDENTITY FUSION; QUARANTINE; RITUALS; COLLECTIVE APPLAUSE; SOCIAL NORMS; COVID-19; PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 278 – 290

Contributors

author

Lobato Roberto M.

• Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile

author

Sainz Mario

Identifiers

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31577/sp.2021.03.827