The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate

<b>Background</b>. The current Coronavirus pandemic has been linked to a dramatic increase in anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate incidents in the United States. At the time of writing, there does not appear to be any published empirical research examining the mechanisms...

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Autores principales:	Daisuke Akiba, Ana Sofia Velazquez Lopez, Mari Hirano
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	AAPI Asian Americans Asiaphobia Coronavirus COVID-19 envy Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:10565402d3064defb850148169bba0a12021-11-25T16:46:16ZThe Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate10.3390/bs111101582076-328Xhttps://doaj.org/article/10565402d3064defb850148169bba0a12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/11/158https://doaj.org/toc/2076-328X<b>Background</b>. The current Coronavirus pandemic has been linked to a dramatic increase in anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate incidents in the United States. At the time of writing, there does not appear to be any published empirical research examining the mechanisms underlying Asiaphobia during the current pandemic. Based on the stereotype content model, we investigated the idea that ambivalent attitudes toward AAPIs, marked primarily with envy, may be contributing to anti-AAPI xenophobia. <b>Methods</b>. Study 1 (N = 140) explored, through a survey, the link between envious stereotypes toward AAPIs and Asiaphobia. Study 2 (N = 167), utilizing autobiographical recall tasks, experimentally induced the affect of envy in order to establish causality between feelings of envy toward AAPIs and Asiaphobia. <b>Results</b>. In Study 1, envious stereotypes toward AAPIs were found to be predictive of Asiaphobia and, in Study 2, the inducement of envy led to heightened levels of Asiaphobia. <b>Conclusions</b>. The current research provides support for the proposition that, consistent with the stereotype content model, stereotypes and attitudes toward AAPIs marked with ambivalent and envious views, consisting of a mix of perceived competence and lack of “human warmth,” may be fueling Asiaphobia. Implications for potential applications and future research are discussed.Daisuke AkibaAna Sofia Velazquez LopezMari HiranoMDPI AGarticleAAPIAsian AmericansAsiaphobiaCoronavirusCOVID-19envyPsychologyBF1-990ENBehavioral Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 158, p 158 (2021)
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spellingShingle	AAPI Asian Americans Asiaphobia Coronavirus COVID-19 envy Psychology BF1-990 Daisuke Akiba Ana Sofia Velazquez Lopez Mari Hirano The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate
description	<b>Background</b>. The current Coronavirus pandemic has been linked to a dramatic increase in anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate incidents in the United States. At the time of writing, there does not appear to be any published empirical research examining the mechanisms underlying Asiaphobia during the current pandemic. Based on the stereotype content model, we investigated the idea that ambivalent attitudes toward AAPIs, marked primarily with envy, may be contributing to anti-AAPI xenophobia. <b>Methods</b>. Study 1 (N = 140) explored, through a survey, the link between envious stereotypes toward AAPIs and Asiaphobia. Study 2 (N = 167), utilizing autobiographical recall tasks, experimentally induced the affect of envy in order to establish causality between feelings of envy toward AAPIs and Asiaphobia. <b>Results</b>. In Study 1, envious stereotypes toward AAPIs were found to be predictive of Asiaphobia and, in Study 2, the inducement of envy led to heightened levels of Asiaphobia. <b>Conclusions</b>. The current research provides support for the proposition that, consistent with the stereotype content model, stereotypes and attitudes toward AAPIs marked with ambivalent and envious views, consisting of a mix of perceived competence and lack of “human warmth,” may be fueling Asiaphobia. Implications for potential applications and future research are discussed.
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author	Daisuke Akiba Ana Sofia Velazquez Lopez Mari Hirano
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title	The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate
title_short	The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate
title_full	The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate
title_fullStr	The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate
title_full_unstemmed	The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate
title_sort	nature of anti-asian american xenophobia during the coronavirus pandemic: a preliminary exploration into envy as a key motivator of hate
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/10565402d3064defb850148169bba0a1
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The Nature of Anti-Asian American Xenophobia during the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Preliminary Exploration into Envy as a Key Motivator of Hate

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