ABSTRACT

This research examined the effects of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived Black-White intergroup competition and negative intergroup psychological outcomes. Two datasets (collected before [2018] and after the onset of [April, 2020] COVID-19) were combined (N = 2,131) for this research. The data provided support for the hypothesis that perceptions of Black-White intergroup competition, and subsequently perceptions of discrimination, behavioral avoidance, intergroup anxiety, and interracial mistrust would be higher after the onset of COVID-19. Three additional predictors, a perceived interracial competition manipulation, political orientation, and population density at the ZIP-code level were examined to test for main effects and moderation of COVID-19 effects. All three predictors exhibited main effects on focal outcomes, and political orientation moderated COVID-19 onset effects: effects were stronger for conservatives. Lastly, perceived intergroup competition mediated the effect of COVID-19 onset on the four focal outcomes.

摘要

这项研究检查了 COVID-19 大流行对感知的黑白群际竞争和负面群际心理结果的影响。两个数据集（在 [2018 年] 之前和 [2020 年 4 月] COVID-19 发病之后收集）被合并（N= 2,131）对于这项研究。数据为以下假设提供了支持：在 COVID-19 发病后，对黑白组间竞争的看法以及随后对歧视、行为回避、组间焦虑和种族间不信任的看法会更高。检查了三个额外的预测因素，即感知的跨种族竞争操纵、政治取向和邮政编码级别的人口密度，以测试 COVID-19 效应的主要影响和缓和。所有三个预测因子都对焦点结果表现出主要影响，政治取向缓和了 COVID-19 的发病效应：保守派的影响更大。最后，感知到的群体间竞争介导了 COVID-19 发病对四个焦点结果的影响。