From street-racing to maskless raves — why were some people taking greater risks during the pandemic? Boredom might be the answer
Higher degree of risk-taking in the severely-affected-by-COVID group than in the less severely affected group was seen. And both groups exhibited higher risk taking propensity than the pre-pandemic group.
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Between March 2020 and December 2021, the media reported a wide variety of perplexing behaviours. Day after day there was footage of people attending large indoor activities or going for dangerous high-speed joyrides on highways. Why, in the midst of a global emergency, would this happen?
[This article has been reprinted, with permission, from Rotman Management, the magazine of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management]