Mass gatherings, health, and well-being : from risk mitigation to health promotion
Date
05/10/2020Keywords
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Abstract
Mass gatherings are routinely viewed as posing risks to physical health. However, social psychological research shows mass gathering participation can also bring benefits to psychological well-being. We describe how both sets of outcomes can be understood as arising from the distinctive forms of behavior that may be found when people-even stranger-come to define themselves and each other in terms of a shared social identity. We show that many of the risks and benefits of participation are products of group processes; that these different outcomes can have their roots in the same core processes; and that knowledge of these process provides a basis for health promotion interventions to mitigate the risks and maximize the benefits of participation. Throughout, we offer practical guidance as to how policy makers and practitioners should tailor such interventions.
Citation
Hopkins , N & Reicher , S 2020 , ' Mass gatherings, health, and well-being : from risk mitigation to health promotion ' , Social Issues and Policy Review , vol. Early View . https://doi.org/10.1111/sipr.12071
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Social Issues and Policy Review
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Peer reviewed
ISSN
1751-2395Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Social Issues and Policy Review published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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