The Black Unicorn Effect: Micro-daily Events and Satisfaction Decrease the COVID-19 Xenophobia, but Only for Those With Low Levels of Neuroticism.

IF 1.7 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Psychological Reports Pub Date : 2025-04-01 Epub Date: 2023-02-28 DOI:10.1177/00332941231161278
Ana Junça-Silva, Cristiana Vilela
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Drawing on the behavioral concordance model and the trait activation theory, this study examined how and when daily micro-events influence COVID-19 xenophobic attitudes. First, we examined the mediating role of satisfaction, and then, tested the moderating role of neuroticism in the mediated relationship. Overall, 340 working adults volunteered to participate in this study. The findings revealed that (1) satisfaction mediated the negative relationship between daily micro-events and xenophobic attitudes and (2) neuroticism moderated this relationship such that xenophobic attitudes increased for neurotic individuals, even when their satisfaction increased. Our findings contribute to understanding the relationship between daily micro-events and COVID-19 xenophobia and provide empirical evidence for the combined effects of personality factors and affective factors on xenophobic attitudes. Furthermore, we evidence the existence of the black unicorn effect, that is, neurotic individuals tend to transpose their neurotic cognitions and emotions to xenophobic attitudes despite the uplifting and satisfying nature of positive events.

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黑独角兽效应微日常事件和满意度会降低 COVID-19 仇外心理,但仅限于神经质水平较低的人。
本研究借鉴行为一致性模型和特质激活理论,考察了日常微观事件如何以及何时影响 COVID-19 的排外态度。首先,我们检验了满意度的中介作用,然后检验了神经质在中介关系中的调节作用。共有 340 名在职成人自愿参与了本研究。研究结果表明:(1) 满意度在日常微观事件与排外态度之间的负相关中起中介作用;(2) 神经质对这一关系起调节作用,因此,即使神经质个体的满意度增加,他们的排外态度也会增加。我们的研究结果有助于理解日常微事件与 COVID-19 仇外心理之间的关系,并为人格因素和情感因素对仇外态度的综合影响提供了经验证据。此外,我们还证明了黑独角兽效应的存在,即尽管积极事件具有令人振奋和满意的性质,但神经质个体倾向于将其神经质认知和情绪转移到仇外态度上。
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