1/ We have seen repeated reports that audience behaviour has become more disruptive since live events re-started after the 'lockdown'...

What are the causes and what are the remedies..?
I spoke to @serenathesmith about the psychology involved.

dazeddigital.com/music/article/… 2, As well as reports of disrespectful fans at music events, there are similar reports from comedy live events:
theguardian.com/culture/2022/a…
theguardian.com/stage/2022/mar…
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

On the anniversary of 9-11, the most well-researched disaster of all time (at least until Covid), here is a thread of some of the readings I recommend on public behaviour during the event (mostly free access)
#September11th 1/11 First @RebeccaSolnit's inspirational book chapter describing spontaneous coordination in the evacuation of New York - an emphatic answer to those who ask whether disaster solidarity can arise a strongly individualistic country
#September11th 2/11

goodreads.com/book/show/6444…

The 'Blitz spirit' in reality and in ideology - four comments
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https://twitter.com/nadhimzahawi/status/1477662624586285057

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Yes, adversity (including coming under attack in war) can bring people together in solidarity - if they also have the capacity/ resources to provide that support.

See our new chapter on collective resilience in wars:
taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-ed…

1. On the anniversary of 9-11, the most well-researched disaster of all time (at least until Covid), here is a thread of some of the readings I recommend on public behaviour during the event (mostly free access) #September11th 2. Solnit’s inspirational book describes the spontaneous coordination in the evacuation of New York, an emphatic answer to those who ask me whether disaster solidarity can arise a strongly individualist country #September11th
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301070/a…

Vaccine passports and possible unintended consequences - a short thread of (*open access*) research evidence.
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https://twitter.com/ProfJohnDrury/status/1426456104201035778

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This new correlational study by Porat et al. found that that the more people felt they themselves had control & the authorities understood their needs, the more willing they were to get vaccinated and their actual vaccine status.

mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/8/…

The question I am asked most by journalists at the moment is how the public will behave after so-called ‘freedom day’.

A short thread.
1/9 It’s difficult to predict as there are multiple interacting factors.

First, the change in policy sends a very strong signal (to some people) that the pandemic is less serious
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…
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The mini #Hajj 2021 begins today - only 60,000 (Saudi based) pilgrims instead of the normal global gathering. Here's a thread of papers by @HaniNabulsi which examine the crowd psychology of the Hajj in normal times.
1/4 The negative effect of crowd density on reported safety was moderated by social identification with the crowd. Mediation analysis suggested that a reason for these moderation effects was the perception that other crowd members were supportive.

pnas.org/content/111/25…
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Tory MPs fear public fear: The MPs consider their own fear rational but that of the public irrational.

In fact there is a long history of elite fear of public panic...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi… 2/4
The policy of not telling the public the facts about threats in case they panic has been a feature of guidance documents on emergency preparedness
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We studied what happens when police use unexpectedly indiscriminate and illegitimate force to remove peaceful protesters from a gathering
researchgate.net/publication/22…

tl;dr: participants became radicalized against the police 2.
After the police's violent eviction of protesters, participants saw themselves as similar to others fighting for justice, and as part of a wider movement:
researchgate.net/publication/25…

I've just done 5 BBC radio interview in a row. Each one started with the question: what shall we do about all these people breaking the rules?

I said:

1. Public adherence to most of the required behaviours has been high throughout the pandemic blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/07… 2. Adherence tracks the regulations and goes up in lockdown periods

blogs.sussex.ac.uk/crowdsidentiti…

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Short thread on relationship between rising infections/new variant, public behaviour, and policy announcements

tldr: Public behaviour really matters in mitigating infection spread; but it's not only behaviour that matters, since behaviour interacts with policy announcements 2/6
Public adherence to physical distancing regulations (2 metre rule) has always been high
BUT adherence has also varied by time, location, and demographic

gov.uk/government/pub…

Self-isolation for #COVID__19 has always been a problem.

Resorting to coercion is a failure of public engagement and is a poor solution.

A thread of evidence and alternatives. 1/6

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-542219… 2/6
'Legal enforcement of self-isolation can create trade-offs by dissuading individuals from self-reporting'

medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

1/8 What is the psychology of physical distancing?

Why might the people we care about be at greatest risk?

#COVID19 2/8

Physical distancing is antithetical to a basic self-process - the tendency to try to get closer to ingroup members.

@novelli_david shows this in the '2 chairs' experiment, with behavioural measures.

(Read on for moderators of this effect)

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.134…

*A thread of social psychology resources for the #Covid_19 crisis (mostly #OpenAccess)*

1/9 Facilitating Collective Psychosocial Resilience in the Public in Emergencies: Twelve Recommendations Based on the Social Identity Approach

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… 2/9 #Covid_19 social psychology resources

To survive #Covid_19 don’t personalize, collectivize!
@ReicherStephen

thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/dont-personali…