Disaster responders shape survivors’ help-giving through the example they set.

Evidence

Further, given the importance of observed behaviour, those involved in disaster response need to consider not only the direct effects of their actions but also the example they set. Community groups who come together in response to disasters should do the same. — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 135

Categorization

  • corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 135
  • XREF: connects to: Watching others give help makes disaster survivors give help themselves via expected reciprocity. — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 6; Survivor reactions in emergencies spread to others as unintended social influence. — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 119; Observing others act together drives disaster solidarity more than identification — John Drury and Rupert Brown and Roberto González and Daniel Miranda, Emergent social identity and observing…, 111

Broader Connections