Helping in Times of War: How Uncertainty Modulates Aid to Ukrainian Refugees through Compassion and Threat

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Název: Helping in Times of War: How Uncertainty Modulates Aid to Ukrainian Refugees through Compassion and Threat
Autoři: Terri Mannarini, Mario Angelelli, Enrico Ciavolino, Serena Arima, Mariano Longo, Pierpaolo Limone, Sergio Salvatore
Zdroj: Human Affairs. 35:61-82
Informace o vydavateli: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.
Rok vydání: 2024
Témata: Sonstiges, Geschichte, Geografie, prosociality, uncertainty, compassion, refugees, Ukraine, aid
Popis: The present paper focuses on the antecedents of solidarity behavior towards Ukrainian refugees, specifically examining the role of subjective uncertainty generated in public opinion by the aggression of Ukraine on feelings of compassion and perceptions of refugees as a threat. Based on pooled data from six representative samples collected in different waves during the first six months of the Russian army’s invasion of Ukraine among a representative sample of adult Italian citizens (N = 6,063), the study provided support for the intensification hypothesis, suggesting that uncertainty can act as an affective amplifier. Indeed, the results showed that uncertainty increased perceptions of refugees as a threat (acting on its emotional component, i.e., anxiety), but also feelings of compassion, which is a main driver of solidarity. Moreover, compassion seemed to reduce the (perceived) threat posed by refugees on an economic, cultural, security, or political level. The pattern of relationships tested in the model proved to be stable across different areas of the country and for the first 6 months of the Russian invasion, suggesting that the empathic concern generated by the suffering of the Ukrainian population under attack did not significantly diminish its effects over the period considered.
Druh dokumentu: Article
Popis souboru: application/pdf; image/jpeg
Jazyk: English
ISSN: 1337-401X
1210-3055
DOI: 10.1515/humaff-2024-0013
Přístupová URL adresa: https://hdl.handle.net/11587/532946
https://doi.org/10.1515/humaff-2024-0013
Rights: CC BY
Přístupové číslo: edsair.doi.dedup.....7da032f15cee2c2badfb20837f6fb64c
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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