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[Pandemic and value change?]
Anja Eder1, Wolfgang Aschauer2, Franz Höllinger1
1Institut für Soziologie, Universität Graz, Universitätsstraße 15, 8010 Graz, Österreich.
OZS, Osterreichische Zeitschrift Fur Soziologie
|October 19, 2022
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic caused minor shifts in Austrian values, increasing conformity but decreasing hedonism. These changes appear to be short-term reactions to the crisis, not long-term value evolution.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Social Psychology
Context:
- Profound social crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic, can challenge and potentially alter societal value orientations.
- Investigates value shifts in Austria during the COVID-19 pandemic (May 2020 - April 2021).
Purpose:
- To determine if significant shifts in value priorities occurred in Austria during the COVID-19 pandemic, using the Shalom Schwartz scale.
- Examines the influence of conservatism and political discourse on value changes during crises.
Summary:
- Empirical analysis of the Values in Crisis panel study reveals overall stability in value orientations.
- A notable increase in the importance of conformity and a decrease in hedonism were observed.
- These shifts were more pronounced among voters of governing parties, suggesting a crisis-specific reaction.
Impact:
- Findings suggest that observed value changes are likely short-term reactions to the pandemic crisis, rather than fundamental, long-term shifts in societal values.
- Highlights the need for methodological consideration of how crises impact the interpretation of survey data.
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