Social Psychology, Vol 54(1-2), 2023, 1-3; doi:10.1027/1864-9335/a000515
Social psychology in general may understand reactions to crises as a form of threat reaction that leads to different behavioral patterns. This special issue of Social Psychology pushes the field forward with cutting edge research and theory on emotion recognition (1), loneliness in older age (2), concern for others (3), downwards social comparision (4), family disruption and childrens pro-social behavior (5), defence strategies (6), populist attitudes for compliance (7), children’s distress and parental support (8), beliefs about people’s happiness (9). As such, the issue elucidates the impact of crises concerning social perception, social cognition at the micro, meso- and macro-level and social behavior. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)