What Predicts Threat Perceptions Toward People Opposing to the Government? A Population-Based Study Following Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong

What Predicts Threat Perceptions Toward People Opposing to the Government? A Population-Based Study Following Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong

We examined the incidence and predictors of threat perceptions toward people who oppose government action (i.e., protestors) following the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong (September 28th to December 15th, 2014). A population-representative sample of 1,208 citizens (mean age = 46.89 years; 52.4% femal...

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Main Authors: Wai Kai Hou, Daphna Canetti, Tsz Wah Ma, Brian J. Hall, Kam Man Lau, Sin Man Ng, Stevan E. Hobfoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Subjects:
threat perceptions toward protestors
psychological distress
social movement
Hong Kong
epidemiology
Online Access:http://jspp.psychopen.eu/article/view/791

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