Collective Rituals in Times of the COVID-19 Quarantine: The Relationship between Collective Applause and Identity Fusion. Lobato, R. M. & Sainz, M. Studia Psychologica, 63(3):279–290, September, 2021.
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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 analyzing 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.
@article{lobato_collective_2021,
	title = {Collective {Rituals} in {Times} of the {COVID}-19 {Quarantine}: {The} {Relationship} between {Collective} {Applause} and {Identity} {Fusion}},
	volume = {63},
	issn = {0039-3320, 2585-8815},
	shorttitle = {Collective {Rituals} in {Times} of the {COVID}-19 {Quarantine}},
	url = {https://www.sav.sk/index.php?lang=sk&doc=journal-list&part=article_response_page&journal_article_no=26536},
	doi = {10.31577/sp.2021.03.827},
	abstract = {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 analyzing 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.},
	number = {3},
	urldate = {2021-09-29},
	journal = {Studia Psychologica},
	author = {Lobato, Roberto M. and Sainz, Mario},
	month = sep,
	year = {2021},
	keywords = {Conflict, Sociability, Social movements},
	pages = {279--290},
}

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