Moral Outrage, Intolerance of Uncertainty and Relational Interdependence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Social Psychology Research

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 57 - 73, 30.06.2021

Lokman Koçak

https://doi.org/10.32568/jfce.893324

Cited By: 2

Abstract

This study focuses on the mediating role of relational interdependence in the relationship between moral outrage and intolerance of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Moral Outrage Scale, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale and Relational Interdependence Scale were administered to a sample of 821 adults (66% females and 34% males). The participants were aged between 18 and 75, with an average age of 34.05 (SD = 9.81). The data was analysed with correlation analysis and regression-based mediation analysis to investigate the relationship between relational interdependence, moral outrage and ıntolerance of uncertainty. Furthermore, a bootstrap method was used to examine the direct and indirect effects in the mediation model. The findings showed that relational interdependence has a mediating effect on the relationship between moral outrage and ıntolerance of uncertainty. The results obtained are discussed in the context of the relevant literature.

Keywords

Social psychology, COVID-19, moral outrage, intolerance of uncertainty, relational interdependence

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