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John Drury

4 years

*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

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

Why does 'Living with Covid' have to mean living with widespread illness, increasing Long Covid, and high levels of risk for the clinically vulnerable instead of ventilation, masks and properly supported supported self-isolation?

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John Drury

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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

Pandemic fatigue? How adherence to covid-19 regulations has been misrepresented and why it matters...

As England and Scotland start another period of lockdown, we all have to come to terms with following stricter covid-19 restrictions, most likely for a relatively long period of time. [...]More...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

The @IndependentSage response to Javid's statement and Monday and Winter plan. Why leaving it to 'personal responsibility' is not enough.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

Just re-sharing this one today #RishiSunak Subsidising the spread of COVID-19: Evidence from theEat-Out-to-Help-Out Scheme 'Areas with higher take-up saw both a notable increase in new COVID-19 infection clusters within a week of the scheme starting.'

Subsidising the spread of COVID-19: Evidence from the UK’S Eat-Out-to-Help-Out Scheme*

Abstract. This paper documents that a large-scale government subsidy aimed at encouraging people to eat out in restaurants in the wake of the first 2020 CO

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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Re-writing history is exactly it. We had more and longer 'lockdowns' because Sunak and the others *didn't* listen to scientists:

Johnson has ignored the science and blown our chance to stop a second wave | Stephen Reicher

The government could have controlled the virus had it heeded Sage’s advice, says professor of psychology Stephen Reicher

www.theguardian.com

Prof Paul Bernal

@PaulbernalUK

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This is tragically wrong. He’s both rewriting history and spreading misinformation. The experts weren’t empowered enough - indeed, they were used at times as shields for political incompetence and dithering.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

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

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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Whatever Johnson says, we can’t defeat Covid with ‘personal responsibility’ alone, from @ReicherStephen

Whatever Johnson says, we can’t defeat Covid with ‘personal responsibility’ alone | Stephen Reicher

Making measures such as mask-wearing an individual choice sends a message that they’re no longer important, says Stephen Reicher, a member of the Sage subcommittee advising on behavioural science

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

With a UK government announcement coming soon on 'the legal requirement to self-isolate to be dropped', here's a short thread of research evidence on some of the psychological aspects 1/9

Boris Johnson: Do not throw caution to the wind on Covid

Self-isolation rules are expected to dropped in England this week - ending all legal restrictions.

www.bbc.co.uk

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Joint statement from the British Psychological Society and the Division of Clinical Psychology on media attacks on Professor Susan Michie

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

Now Sunak & supporters claim that the UK government 'didn't have all the evidence' on the possible effects of 'lockdown'. That's odd. I distinctly remember them being shown this analysis. Perhaps they didn't read it...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

5. One simple measure that would make a big difference is fixing the broken TTI system. Self-isolation is just 30%. Main reason is financial. Give people more financial and social support to isolate.

SPI-B: Impact of financial and other targeted support on rates of self-isolation or quarantine, 16...

Paper prepared by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B).

www.gov.uk

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

1 year

18 years ago today, I was evacuated from a tube station due to a 'power surge'. 56 people were killed in the #LondonBombings The survivors, who were strangers, became a group. They gave support, treated injuries, saved lives. This is their story:

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

1/4 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...

Government resists Tory calls to scrap ‘fearful’ daily Covid figures

Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith has called on government to ‘stop it now’

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

'One in five going into workplace unnecessarily amid UK Covid crisis' Why don't the government target these bosses with the same energy they have applied to members of the public supposedly 'bending the rules'? (rhetorical question)

One in five going into workplace unnecessarily amid UK Covid crisis

Exclusive: employers are putting workers at risk and increasing infection rates in communities, unions say

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Schools opening Monday. I haven't heard anything about how the government are helping with extra space, staff or ventilation. They do some of these things in other places (e.g. Germany). It's a political choice.

Dr. Deepti Gurdasani

@dgurdasani1

3 years

Opening schools without sufficient mitigation carries risks. Here I, @Dr2NisreenAlwan @DrZoeHyde @martinmckee @trishgreenhalgh @ReicherStephen @SusanMichie @kprather88 @SarahDRasmussen @HZiauddeen & others share recommendations for safer school re-opening.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

'UCU has called on university and college employers across the UK to 'raise their game' in the fight against Omicron by allowing vulnerable staff to work remotely and ensure higher quality face masks are freely available for all staff working in-person on campus.'

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John Drury

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4. Adherence is not the same thing as contact. If you want to reduce contact, change the regulations - support more people to stay home

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

In addition, the telegraphing of ‘freedom day’, as last year, has an effect in reducing adherence in the weeks leading up 3/9

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

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 2/9

The limitations of polling data in understanding public support for COVID-19 lockdown policies |...

Opinion polls regarding policies designed to tackle COVID-19 have shown public support has remained high throughout the first year of the pandemic in most places around the world. However, there is a...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

'Most people with symptoms of an infectious disease are not following advice to stay home, even if they believe they have an infectious illness. Reducing these rates may require a shift in our national attitude to infectious illnesses' 1/2

EPR HPRU

@EPR_HPRU

3 years

We took a recent slice from the CORSAIR dataset to see whether people were adhering to that. The pre-print (nb *not peer reviewed* - liable to change) is here:

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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'Masks can also help indirectly to influence behaviour by reminding people that there is still a pandemic, said @robertjwest . “At a time when we need to be doing as much signalling as we can, masks are very helpful,” he said.'

Eric Topol

@EricTopol

3 years

"Mask-wearing at the heart of the great British Covid divide" Sounds familiar. @FT

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Covid: Guidance v rules? 'We either need clear leadership representing the collective will, or properly organised support to equip the public with the knowledge to make informed decisions. Otherwise, we risk a chaotic & dangerous individualism.'

Guidance v rules: which Covid measures work better?

Analysis: the Tories are arguing against further restrictions – but what do scientists think works best to prevent the spread of Covid?

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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'bus drivers, social care workers, cleaners, shop workers, mutual aid groups, & teachers put the needs of society above their own health & welfare' Covid has demonstrated our interdependence & futility of individualism/ selfishness. Great end-of year summary from @devisridhar

Prof. Devi Sridhar

@devisridhar

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Happy Christmas! 🎄 New Guardian article: If you wanted to run an experiment on Earth to understand human behaviour, this pandemic would be the perfect opportunity.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

England needs to ditch its ‘vaccine just’ strategy for ‘vaccine plus’ instead Great summary from @chrischirp & @martinmckee

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Nine in 10 in UK still wearing masks despite end of Covid controls - ONS survey

Nine in 10 in UK still wearing masks despite end of Covid controls

ONS data suggests some Covid-enforced changes to daily life will remain after pandemic subsides

www.theguardian.com

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Some of the factors driving continued mask-wearing and distancing include: (1) public awareness of the rocketing rate of infections. 5/9

Kit Yates

@Kit_Yates_Maths

3 years

A short thread on positivity and cases in the UK. TL;DR Cases are rocketing in the UK. On only 15 days previously have we recorded higher numbers of cases than yesterday. Rising in Eng, Wales and NI, but falling in Scotland. Rising in all age groups (even over 60s). 1/10

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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We studied what happens when police use unexpectedly indiscriminate and illegitimate force to remove peaceful protesters from a gathering tl;dr: participants became radicalized against the police

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

The 'Blitz spirit' in reality and in ideology - four comments 1/5

Nadhim Zahawi

@nadhimzahawi

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Workforce 👨🏽‍🏫 I have asked former teachers who have either left the profession or retired to come forward to temporarily support workforces for the new term. I know many have stepped forward and it's this Blitz spirit that will be essential in turning the tide on Covid. [5/8]

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

While both of the above suggest that many people will stop wearing masks and distancing, the same ONS survey suggests that many people say they will carry on 4/9

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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(2) Others’ behaviour. The mask-wearing behaviour of our reference groups will be important in the extent to which we do the same. We infer risk and appropriateness from our peers’ actions – though this can go both ways, of course. 6/9

British Journal of Psychology | Wiley Online Library

Why do we adopt new rules, such as social distancing? Although human sciences research stresses the key role of social influence in behaviour change, most COVID-19 campaigns emphasize the disease’s...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

New: @IndependentSage briefing note on the use of punishments in the #COVID19 response - and why they are often ineffective Please share

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

1, A survey by the LSE in April 2020 found that social norms and a sense of 'we're all in it together' were stronger predictors of compliance with lockdown measures than legal compulsion 8/9

The lockdown and social norms: why the UK is complying by consent rather than compulsion

The belief that ‘we are all in it together’ is more important than other factors in explaining why the UK public has complied with lockdown measures so far, early data suggests. Jonatha…

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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'the long-term consequences of Covid infections had not been properly accounted for in the way the UK was handling the pandemic. “The accumulative damage to health, with a disproportionate effect on disadvantaged groups, is profound,”' @SGriffin_Lab

Covid rising in England and Scotland as new variant spreads around world

ONS figures show December increase in positive tests after JN.1 classified as ‘variant of interest’

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

3/4 But lack of information in an emergency actually creates anxiety. In trying to protect the public from fear, the authorities damage trust. In an emergency, people need practical information not emotional reassurance ('stay calm', 'don't panic')

Responding to People’s Emotional Needs in an Emergency - Festival Insights

John Drury is Reader in Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. He has been conducting research on crowd behaviour for 25 years, including such crowd events as the Hajj at Mecca, the Hillsbo...

www.festivalinsights.com

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Vaccine passports and possible unintended consequences - a short thread of (*open access*) research evidence. 1/9

John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

“Vaccine Passports” May Backfire: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study in the UK and Israel on Willingness to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

(3) Organizations’ decisions and rules. Similar to government policy, rules on masks by transport companies & shops can signal the seriousness of the situation. Finally, evidence that the power of the mandate does work more through the social signal it sends than coercion: 7/9

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

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

Hancock: Follow Covid rules or they will get tougher

The country is facing a "tipping point", the health secretary says, as the government considers further restrictions.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

1. The rationale for vaccine passports in nightclubs was two-fold: (a) reduce infections among people attending events (b) encourage more young people to get vaccinated

Mirror Politics

@MirrorPolitics

3 years

Vaccine passport plans for nightclubs and events scrapped, confirms Sajid Javid

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

So-called 'freedom day' brings real dangers, beyond the virus itself. We wrote this brief report to highlight the need to maintain the solidarity that has been crucial in the public response to the pandemic.

Independent SAGE

@IndependentSage

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The pandemic is not over. ***NEW REPORT*** from #IndependentSAGE highlights why social solidarity is now more important than ever. Read in full here:

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

'From managed to supported quarantine for international travel' New @IndependentSage briefing led by @LindaBauld , brings together relevant research evidence & makes practical recommendations on how to do it better - for travellers and everyone else

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

If the SAGE recommendation of a 2-week circuit breaker was implemented at the end of September, up to 2000 lives could have been saved. Because it wasn't, we have to have a 'lockdown' of twice the length. And when will Test & Trace be fixed?

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

There are also plans by the UK government to drop the £500 compensation for self-isolation provided to a minority of people. Likely impacts are as in previous tweet, with likely spread of infection greater amongst less privileged groups. 9/9

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John Drury

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2 years

Catch up with the @IndependentSage weekly briefing, including @chrischirp with the essential numbers: - The beginnings of the new Omicron wave - Levels of protection offered by boosters & infection - Long covid numbers - The need to prioritise clean air

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John Drury

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The psychology of social class: How socioeconomic status impacts thought, feelings, and behaviour Powerful ansd important analysis in the new BJSP Landmark article. Please RT @WileyPsychology @BPSOfficial @socialpsychUK

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

So name who this 'clear advice' came from.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

1/2 The new SAGE-EMG, SPI-B document 'Mitigations to Reduce Transmission of the new variant SARS-CoV-2 virus' includes this elegant summary figure of transmission routes and mitigating behaviours

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John Drury

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4 years

New research coming soon. We have just been awarded @ESRC funding for research into how and why people collectively perceive and respond to hostile threats. Looking forward to working with a fantastic team of colleagues Some background here:

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

'Pandemic fatigue'? How adherence to Covid-19 regulations has been misrepresented and why it matters - from @ReicherStephen & me, in @bmj_latest today

Pandemic fatigue? How adherence to covid-19 regulations has been misrepresented and why it matters...

As England and Scotland start another period of lockdown, we all have to come to terms with following stricter covid-19 restrictions, most likely for a relatively long period of time. [...]More...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

Behavioural legacies of 'freedom' days -- On the anniversary, a brief account of why relatively few people are adopting protective measures, even as rates of #Covid infection are rocketing in the UK. Please share.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

7 months

'Six zombie ideas in crowd psychology' - De-individuation - Groupthink - Mass panic - Contagion - The hooligan - Mob mentality

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

“Vaccine Passports” May Backfire: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study in the UK and Israel on Willingness to Get Vaccinated against COVID-19

“Vaccine Passports” May Backfire: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study in the UK and Israel on...

Domestic “vaccine passports” are being implemented across the world as a way of increasing vaccinated people’s freedom of movement and to encourage vaccination. However, these vaccine passports may...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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4/4 Even worse, not telling the public the facts about the threat 'in case they panic' leads to worse outcomes in terms of adaptive behaviour - as in this classic study by Proulx & Sime of evacuation from an underground station

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

2. By January 2021, only ~1000 fines had been issued to people for not wearing face coverings. 9/9

Fewer than 1,000 people fined for refusing to wear face masks in England and Wales

Police have urged retailers and transport operators to enforce the restrictions

www.independent.co.uk

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

The new @IndependentSage statement and recommendations on universities and covid - how can we make the coming term safer?

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

However, policy *changes* have a strong signalling effect, informing public judgements about seriousness and risk - as has been shown at several points during the pandemic. 7/9

The limitations of polling data in understanding public support for COVID-19 lockdown policies |...

Opinion polls regarding policies designed to tackle COVID-19 have shown public support has remained high throughout the first year of the pandemic in most places around the world. However, there is a...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

7 months

When I participated in SPI-B, the behavioural subgroup of SAGE, we were told explicitly by the civil servants that we should keep all our emails.

Danny Altmann

@Daltmann10

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But seriously: most of us in our professional lives are very clear that emails, texts, WhatsApps form part of the legal evidence base that may be called upon and must be available, for example by a tribunal. How is this not the case in government?

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2 years

Therefore, likely impacts of a government announcement that 'the legal requirement to self-isolate is also set to be dropped' include: 1, significantly reduced perceptions of risk among the public 2, less self-isolation 8/9

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John Drury

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4 years

Creating covid secure schools: We need strategy, not just ad hoc responses New blogpost from @SusanMichie @ReicherStephen & me in @bmj_latest

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Today Cummings implicated SPI-B in the flawed 'fatigue' rationale for delaying measures against the pandemic. Here's the SPI-B paper from March 2020 that clarifies that 'fatigue' was should not be an interpretation of any SPI-B recommendations.

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John Drury

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4 years

New UK-wide restrictions are now essential. At @IndependentSage , we’ve come up with a five-point emergency plan

With the new Covid variant everywhere, it's not enough to just wait for the vaccine | Stephen...

New UK-wide restrictions are now essential. At Independent Sage, we’ve come up with an emergency plan, says psychology professor Stephen Reicher

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John Drury

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1 year

1/4 The UK government claimed that punishments for Covid breaches were 'psychological' and would prevent breaches but not criminalize people....

More than 28,000 convicted of Covid rule breaches in England and Wales

Exclusive: Data analysis shows people severely penalised for relatively minor infractions of coronavirus laws

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John Drury

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4 years

Only 20% of those reporting symptoms of COVID-19 in England report fully self-isolating by staying home @SusanMichie @EPR_HPRU @DrRichardAmlot A key point: Using volunteer networks effectively to support people in isolation may promote adherence.

Factors associated with adherence to self-isolation and lockdown measures in the UK; a cross-sect...

Objectives To investigate factors associated with adherence to self-isolation and lockdown measures due to COVID-19 in the UK. Design Online cross-sectional survey. Setting Data were collected...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

The Omicron variant was a stark warning of the consequences of global vaccine inequality. I've joined 300+ scientists to tell the government to clear away patents and let low and middle-income countries manufacture Covid-19 vaccines. #PeoplesVaccine

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2 years

Why can't all conferences do this?

Annayah M.B. Prosser ➡️[email protected]

@annayahprosser

2 years

Also thanks to the organizers for making good accommodations for covid and providing masks and daily tests, meeting in person is great and I’m glad we’ve been able to do it safely ❤️

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John Drury

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Psychology in an emergency: Science Weekly podcast I discuss 50 years of research on collective behaviour in emergencies and disasters

Psychology in an emergency: Science Weekly podcast

Nicola Davis speaks to John Drury about how people react to emergencies and hears from Guardian Australia journalist Stephanie Convery about the bushfires

www.theguardian.com

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John Drury

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4 years

How do people *really* behave in emergencies and disasters? What does the research evidence tell us? How does this apply to Covid-19? Read chapter 13 of this *free* download book to find out more

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Solidarity with @SusanMichie #boycottGMB until there is an apology.

Prof. Christina Pagel

@chrischirp

3 years

solidarity with @SusanMichie - she is an outstanding scientist and communicator and being asked about her political views in an interview about covid is out of order and irrelevant. I certainly won't be doing GMB until and unless they apologise publicly.

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'There will be no going back to normal' Brilliantly succinct summary of the issues, and the political choices, of the pandemic, from @devisridhar

As more local lockdowns begin, the hard truth is there's no return to 'normal' | Devi Sridhar

The only certainty about the year ahead is the uncertainty. As a scientist, here’s my advice on how we can live alongside Covid, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

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4 years

A key message from @chrischirp : a second wave and a second lockdown is NOT inevitable. An IMPROVED Find Test Trace Isolate & Support system can help prevent both @IndependentSage

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Really clear explanation of exponential growth 'Eventually when enough people gain immunity the virus is denied the contacts it needs to spread.ut why would we try to achieve natural immunity with all the risks &none of the benefits of allowing everyone to be doubly vaccinated?'

Kit Yates

@Kit_Yates_Maths

3 years

"Further unlocking on 19 July 2021 risks accelerating the unmitigated spread of the virus, posing an ‘exponential’ threat to the health and well-being of a nation." Opinion piece in the @bmj_latest

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The amount of financial and practical support provided by the UK government to those self-isolating was less than that in most comparable countries 5/9

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

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5/5 AND Gardner's brilliant historical account shows how in World War II the public angrily rejected the government propaganda slogan 'Britain Can Take It' as they suffered during the Blitz

The Blitz: The British Under Attack

In a series of powerful accounts drawn from diaries, letters, sound archives and interviews recorded during the period of devastation, discovery and transformation that make the blitz such an...

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

Just published: 'Crowds & Collective Behaviour' our encyclopedia on the latest thinking on crowd psych. Available from your university library (& Researchgate in due course)

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@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

Overall, punishments and coercion are less effective in getting public engagement with public health measures than support 6/9

Exploring the Role of Enforcement in Promoting Adherence with Protective Behaviours during COVID-19

Abstract. The aim of this narrative review was to explore the conditions under which enforcement likely is, or is not, an effective strategy to increase ad

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John Drury

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5 years

Today, @HannaZagefka and I step down as editors of the British Journal of Social Psychology @WileyPsychology after three years. Here are ten things I learned from being editor of the British Journal of Social Psychology:

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2 years

Exciting news at @Sussex_Psych - From February next year @lindatropp will be @LeverhulmeTrust Visiting Professor in the School @SussexUni

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John Drury

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3 years

'Return to Covid tiers could plunge millions in England into crisis' Yet more evidence of insufficient support for self-isolation. This government's failure to properly finance self-isolation is a false economy.

Return to Covid tiers 'could plunge millions in England into crisis'

British Red Cross finds end of lockdown previously meant support for most vulnerable fell away

www.theguardian.com

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

“People are getting angry, frustrated and resentful – they’re not getting tired. Solidarity is a really important part of people following challenging restrictions, [but] adherence is being undermined by many kinds of perceived unfairness.”

Frustration is rising as clampdowns spread across UK: are we in grip of Covid fatigue?

A sense of unfairness has dented public confidence and compliance with fast-changing restrictions

www.theguardian.com

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

I'm being asked today about coercion as a solution to the problem of vaccine refusers. WHO, SPI-B, &Independent SAGE have all opposed coercion - it backfires and is the opposite of the engagement needed to get public buy-in to public health interventions.

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John Drury

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3 years

'MPs not wearing masks was bad enough, but their defence of this position is even worse' Why MPs' failure to wear masks and their reasons for not doing so are so damaging. New in @bmj_latest from @ReicherStephen @LizStokoe Ann Phoenix & me

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

Catch up with this week's @IndependentSage briefing, including the essential numbers from @dgurdasani1 , plus discussion of impact of Long Covid, led by @Daltmann10

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

4 years

Lockdown is not enough As Andrew Hayward of SAGE said on Today, measures are needed to: - combat inequalities arising from the pandemic - support self-isolation - pay voluntary groups to help More here on what is needed here:

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

'We've got to live with the virus'. But 'we' are not all living with the same levels of risk. Ethnic minorities, poorer sections of society, and the young will disproportionately take the brunt of the rise in infections and illness.

Dr Duncan Robertson

@Dr_D_Robertson

3 years

And here's the data

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

9 months

Today at the @covidinquiryuk , Dominic Cummings will be appearing. Last time he spoke at a public hearing, he tried to blame unnamed behavioural scientists for delaying measures against the pandemic. There was no evidence for these assertions.

John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Today Cummings implicated SPI-B in the flawed 'fatigue' rationale for delaying measures against the pandemic. Here's the SPI-B paper from March 2020 that clarifies that 'fatigue' was should not be an interpretation of any SPI-B recommendations.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

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

Representing crowd behaviour in emergency planning guidance: ‘mass panic’ or collective resilience?

Emergency planning often includes assumptions about crowd behaviour. These assumptions matter, as they can operate as rationales for emergency management practices. We examined the extent to which ...

www.tandfonline.com

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

THE study of Test Trace & Isolate: 'Levels of adherence to TT&I are low, but some improvement has occurred over time. Practical support & financial reimbursement will improve adherence. Targeting messaging & policies to men, younger groups, & key workers is also be necessary.'

Professor Susan Michie

@SusanMichie

3 years

A weak link of UK’s pandemic management has still not been fixed, despite public health & behavioural scientific advice. Poor adherence to the test, trace, and isolate system in the UK: results from 37 nationally representative surveys @IndependentSage

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

The main reasons why people didn't fully adhere when self-isolating included: information on symptoms, and insufficient practical and financial support 4/9

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@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

Our letter in the Times today on the UK government's threat to cut science funding

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John Drury

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2 years

'Despite what politicians say, the pandemic is not over' Great summary of the current rise in cases and some of the possible explanations, from @Kit_Yates_Maths

Covid has slipped from the headlines – but with restrictions eased, cases are rising | Kit Yates

Despite what many think, coronavirus is still a threat, and it will be while we fail to take precautionary measures, says Kit Yates of the University of Bath

www.theguardian.com

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

'Research evidence suggests that some people who have been vaccinated might reduce their adherence to protective behaviours.' The @IndependentSage briefing

Professor Susan Michie

@SusanMichie

3 years

Increase in infection in first 9 days after UK vaccination consistent with Israeli data. Interpretation by Israeli authors is that people are letting down their guard re protective behaviours after vaccination. SAGE & @IndependentSage have published reports raising this concern.

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

4/5 BUT important work by Kaniasty has shown how these emergent 'disaster communities' tend to be short lived and how solidarity is constrained by existing patterns of advantage and disadvantage:

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

5 years

New *open access* research report: How PhD supervisors and faculty can help to avoid burnout and enhance engagement & organisational citizenship behaviour among PhD students @Sussex_Psych @SussexUni

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@ProfJohnDrury

1 year

Another example of politicians and commentators using discredited psychological concepts with little evidence @covidinquiryuk The “groupthink” concept detracts from an explanation of the organisational failures of the UK pandemic response

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

23 days

'Six zombie ideas in crowd psychology': - De-individuation - Groupthink - Mass panic - Contagion - The hooligan - Mob mentality

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

2 years

Scientific conferences should be more Covid safe, greener, and more inclusive. Here's how: From @BinitaKane @Dr2NisreenAlwan @SusanMichie @SGriffin_Lab Steve Reicher & me, in @bmj_latest

How can we make attendance at scientific conferences inclusive?

As scientists and physicians, one highlight of our working life is attending national and international conferences. They are essential to our work as innovators and practitioners focused on delive...

www.bmj.com

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

The latest SPI-B/SPI-M/EMG publication is cautious about vaccine certification and suggests that other measures -- such as properly supporting self-isolation -- could be more effective in reducing transmission

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

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

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

3 years

'It’s time for masks, increased working from home, and proper measures to support schools to bring the #covid situation under control in a relatively pain-free manner.' The essential #Covid19UK summary from @Kit_Yates_Maths

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John Drury

@ProfJohnDrury

5 years

'Despite the deprivations of the picket line – early mornings, hours standing in the cold, lost pay – I have rarely seen colleagues so happy. .... Reclawing time from management’s extractive demands gives us a glimpse of how the university could be.'

Jo Grady

@DrJoGrady

5 years

“Universities have driven their workers into the ground. That’s why I’m striking” -Amelia Horgan ( @joan0fsnark ) #UCUstrike

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