Corona | Emotions [German & English]


Apr 3, 2020

April 1, 2020

Nicht nur Angst, auch Empathie nimmt zu

 

In Zeiten der (Corona)Krise nehmen auf Twitter nicht nur Ausdrücke von Sorge und Angst zu. Die Menschen äußern sich auch öfter empathisch und kommunizieren mehr Bereitschaft, einander zu unterstützen und zu kooperieren, berichten Hannah Metzler and David Garcia und Bernard Rimé. Krisen scheinen also prosoziales Verhalten zu unterstützen.

 

Es gibt hier allerdings Unterschiede von Land zu Land. Eine mögliche Erklärung ist, dass Menschen, die schon viel über die Entwicklungen der Pandemie in anderen Ländern erfahren haben, sich häufiger mitfühlend äußern.

Not only anxiety, also prosocial emotions are on the rise

 

In times of (corona) crisis not only expressions of concern and anxiety are increasing on Twitter. People also express more often empathy and the readiness to support and cooperate with each other. Crises seem to support prosocial behaviour, found Hannah Metzler and David Garcia together with Bernard Rimé.

 

However, the scientists found differences from country to country. One possible explanation is that people who have already learned a lot about the developments of the pandemic in other countries are more likely to express compassion.

Die folgenden Grafiken zu Italien und Österreich zeigen den Verlauf bei prosozialen Äußerungen seit 1. Jänner 2020.

The following figures show the variation in prosocial expressions on Twitter since January 1, 2020.

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In Italien wurden mitfühlende und unterstützende Wortmeldungen etwa zeitgleich mit dem Inkrafttreten der Ausgangssperre ab 29. Februar häufiger. Den stärksten Anstieg gab es nach der Ankündigung der landesweiten Quarantäne und dem Spendenaufruf für Krankenhäuser.

In Italy, expressions of prosociality became more frequent after February 29.  The strongest increase occurred when the nationwide quarantine and calls for donations to hospitals were announced.

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In Österreich stiegen die Werte schon ab 27. Februar, bereits einige Zeit vor der Ankündigung von Ausgangsbeschränkungen — vermutlich, weil es schon zahlreiche Informationen über die Situation in Italien gab.

 

Ein weiterer möglicher Einfluss ist, dass die österreichische Regierung bei ihren Wortmeldungen von Anfang an einen großen Schwerpunkt darauf gelegt hat, dass die Menschen einander unterstützen und beispielsweise die eigenen Großeltern schützen sollen.

 

Die wissenschaftliche Analyse zu prosozialen Emotionen in Zeiten von Corona finden Sie an unserem neuen COVID-19 Info Point.

In Austria, tweets referring to prosocial behavior became more frequent after February 27, before the start of general social distancing measures.

 

 

It is likely that the increase is due to the fact that people already knew a lot about the situation in Italy. Aside from that, the Austrian government put right from the beginning a great emphasis on communicating that people should support each other, for instance by protecting their own grandparents.

 

The scientific analysis about prosocial emotions in times of the corona crisis can be found on our new COVID-19 Info Point.

March 30, 2020

Apps können bei der emotionalen Bewältigung der Krise helfen

 

Die Auswertung der Daten der amerikanischen Gesundheits-App Youper zeigt, dass gut gemachte Apps den Menschen dabei helfen können, mit ihren Emotionen in Krisenzeiten besser umzugehen.

 

Die ganze Geschichte können Sie hier nachlesen.

Apps support people in dealing with emotions in times of crises

 

An analysis of data from the American health app Youper shows that well designed, scientifically supported apps can help people to better deal with their emotions in times of crisis.

 

 

Find the whole story here.

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March 24, 2020

 

Emotions in GB, FR, GER, ES, USA

Unsere Forscher und Forscherinnen haben Ausdrücke von Besorgnis und Angst in den Tweets einiger weiterer Länder untersucht: Großbritannien, Frankreich, Deutschland, Spanien und USA.

 

Wie die Grafiken zu lesen sind, ist in einfacher Form hier beschrieben.

 

Für detailliertere Informationen folgen Sie bitte diesem Link.

Our scientists were tracing expressions of concern, anxiety and fear in the tweets of several more countries: United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, USA.

 

 

Read here how to interpret the tables.

 

 

For more details, please follow this link.

Emotions in Great Britain

Expression of anxiety in times of the corona crisis, seen in tweets from the UK
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Emotions in France

Expression of anxiety in times of the corona crisis, seen in tweets from France
© CSH Vienna

Emotions in Germany

Expression of anxiety in times of the corona crisis, seen in tweets from Germany
© CSH Vienna

Emotions in Spain

Expression of anxiety in times of the corona crisis, seen in tweets from Spain
© CSH Vienna

Emotions in the US

Expression of anxiety in times of the corona crisis, seen in tweets from the US
© CSH Vienna

19. März 2020

 

Ausdruck von Angst und Sorge in Tweets

 

Zu wissen, wie es den Menschen geht, kann EntscheidungsträgerInnen dabei helfen, die Akzeptanz ihrer Maßnahmen zu überprüfen und den Grad der Besorgnis in der Bevölkerung richtig einzuschätzen.

 

Unsere Social-Media-Analyse macht deutlich, wie stark einschneidende Ereignisse die Gefühle der Menschen beeinflussen.

 

Die Grafik zeigt die Anzahl der Tweets in Italien, die Ausdrücke von Besorgnis und Angst enthalten.

March 19, 2020

 

Espressions of anxiety in Tweets

 

 

Knowing how people are feeling can help decision-makers to check the acceptance of their measures and to correctly assess the level of concern in the population.

 

 

Our social media analysis shows how far-reaching events influence people’s feelings.

 

 

The graph shows the number of tweets in Italy containing expressions of concern, anxiety and fear.

Emotions in Italy

Expression of anxiety in times of the corona crisis, seen in tweets from Italy
© CSH Vienna

Die grüne Linie markiert den ersten bestätigten Fall einer Coronavirus-Infektion in Italien am 31. Jänner 2020.

 

Die orange Linie zeigt den ersten Todesfall durch COVID am 22. Februar.

 

Die türkise Linie zeigt die Verhängung der landesweiten Quarantäne am 9. März.

 

Deutlich zu sehen ist das starke Ansteigen der Besorgnis rund um diese Ereignisse.

The green line marks the first confirmed case of coronavirus infection in Italy on January 31, 2020.

 

 

The orange line shows the first case of death by COVID on February 22.

 

 

The turquoise line shows the imposition of a nationwide quarantine on March 9.

 

 

Clearly visible is the sharp increase in concern surrounding these events.

Emotions in Austria

Expression of anxiety in times of the corona crisis, seen in tweets from Italy
© CSH Vienna

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