The functional adaptiveness of emotional responses to disasters: Does horror facilitate post-disaster community rebuilding by motivating pro-social affiliative behaviors and attitudes?

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20K22270
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	0110:Psychology and related fields
Research Institution	Akita International University
Principal Investigator	TAYLOR Pamela 国際教養大学, 国際教養学部, 助教 (10880099)
Project Period (FY)	2020-09-11 – 2022-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000) Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords	negative emotion / social bonding / catastrophe
Outline of Research at the Start	This experimental psychological research will to test the hypothesis that the emotion of horror motivates greater pro-social behavior than other negative emotions, such as fear and moral disgust. Such research can help illuminate why people risk their lives to save others in catastrophes.