Dr. Steven TaylorJul 4, 20211 minVaccination treats and bribesSeveral months before the roll-out of COVID vaccines, we published a study looking at incentives for getting vaccinated. Our research, as...
Dr. Steven TaylorJun 7, 20214 minThe Future of Panic BuyingThere have been many episodes of panic buying during COVID-19. There will be more to come, involving a combination of in-store and online...
Dr. Steven TaylorAug 24, 20203 minOne in three people avoiding healthcare workers during pandemicThe following is a UBC news release concerning our recently published research on the fear and avoidance of healthcare workers. Many...
Dr. Steven TaylorJul 6, 20201 minCOVID Stress SyndromeWe have a new scientific article on the COVID Stress Syndrome, available via open access.
Dr. Steven TaylorApr 7, 20201 minArticle in The GuardianA shortened version of yesterday's blog was published today in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/07/life-n...
Dr. Steven TaylorApr 6, 20203 minThe Right StuffWhat are the characteristics of people who cope well under self-isolation? In the past few years this issue has been of great interest in...
Dr. Steven TaylorApr 3, 20201 minFinally available on Kindle!A Kindle version of the pandemic book is finally available on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-Pandemics-Preparing-Outbreak-Infe...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 24, 20202 minGo home and stay homeGood advice today from the Prime Minster of Canada: “go home and stay home”. Most people are doing just that, but the problem is that a...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 22, 20203 minCurrent reactions to COVID-19: Rising anxiety and can’t pay the rent, so let’s party like it’s 1999 Opinion polls provide a snapshot of how people are reacting to the current pandemic. The most comprehensive was a recent Ipsos poll of...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 19, 20201 minCOVID-19 and suicideResearch shows that most people cope well during natural disasters such as pandemics. People may feel stressed or anxious but most will...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 19, 20202 minIf it walks like a duck: Quack cures and COVID-19Quack cures and folk remedies have always been around. Some highly anxious people, desperate to find some way of protecting themselves,...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 19, 20201 minQ&A: Psychology of COVID-19Q&A in progress. Submit your questions here.
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 17, 20201 minBackstory: The Psychology of PandemicsThe backstory on the Psychology of Pandemics
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 17, 20201 minPandemic book available for downloadThe Psychology of Pandemics is finally available for digital download.
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 8, 20204 minCOVID-19 and The Trouble with TrollsTroll (noun): “a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 6, 20202 minFear of COVID-19: Turning Coronas into CashWith the high demand for protective masks, and the recent panic buying of supplies from supermarkets, it was inevitable that hustlers...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 3, 20203 minCOVID-19 and protective masks: It’s more complicated than you thinkAt the time of writing (March 2, 2020), protective face masks are not recommended in Canada or the U.S. for protecting healthy people in...
Dr. Steven TaylorMar 2, 20203 minPanic Buying and COVID-19Is panic-buying in a pandemic rational or irrational, psychologically speaking? Anything that creates a sense of urgency or scarcity can...
Dr. Steven TaylorFeb 28, 20201 minWhat’s in a name? Does it matter whether we call the COVID-19 outbreak a “pandemic”?To declare that an outbreak is a pandemic is like setting off a fire alarm. It alerts people that something serious is about to happen....
Dr. Steven TaylorFeb 26, 20205 minCoronaphobia: Managing the Psychological Fallout of COVID-19The psychological fallout of COVID-19