Vol. 6 no. 2 | Journal Issues | Behavioral Science & Policy Association

Editors’ Note

by BSP Editors

Communicating about diseases that originate in animals: Lessons from the psychology of inductive reasoning

by Tyler Davis, Mark LaCour, Micah Goldwater, Brent Hughes, Molly E. Ireland, Darrell A. Worthy, Nick Gaylord, & Jason Van Allen

Graphs with logarithmic axes distort lay judgments

by William H. Ryan & Ellen R. K. Evers

Keeping safe versus staying healthy: The effect of regulatory fit on social distancing

by Jiaqian Wang & Angela Y. Lee

Low voice pitch in orally delivered recommendations can increase compliance with hand sanitizer use among young adults

by Eugene Chan

Psychological predictors of prevention behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Stephen B. Broomell, Gretchen B. Chapman, & Julie S. Downs

Nudges emphasizing social norms increased hospital visitors’ hand sanitizer use

by Hilde Mobekk & Laila Stokke

Preserving employee trust during crisis

by Nicole Gillespie, Rosalind Searle, Stefanie Gustafsson, & Veronica Hope Hailey

Softening the blow: Incorporating employee perceptions of justice into best practices for layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Isabel Bilotta, Shannon K. Cheng, Linnea C. Ng, Abby R. Corrington, Ivy Watson, Eden B. King, & Mikki R. Hebl

The coronavirus & work–life inequality: Three evidence-based initiatives to update U.S. work–life employment policies

by Ellen Ernst Kossek & Kyung-Hee Lee

Managing remote workers during quarantine: Insights from organizational research on boundary management

by Matthew B. Perrigino & Roshni Raveendhran

Adapting the U.S. Air Force’s combat rescue management practices could improve organizational responses to challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic

by Vicki Whiting, Brian Wierman, & Phillip Whiting

How behavioral science can inform policies to prevent discrimination against the Asian community in the era of COVID-19

by Abby Corrington, Mikki Hebl, Linnea C. Ng, Ivy Watson, Isabel Bilotta, Shannon K. Cheng, & Eden King

Gender differences in preventing the spread of coronavirus

by Irmak Olcaysoy Okten, Anton Gollwitzer, & Gabriele Oettingen

A community-based sociocultural network approach to controlling COVID-19 contagion: Seven suggestions for improving policy

by Timothy R. Hannigan, Milo Shaoqing Wang, Christopher W. J. Steele, Marc-David L. Seidel, Ed Cervantes, & P. Devereaux Jennings

Behavioral insights for minimizing loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Kelly A. Nault, Benjamin A. Rogers, Ovul Sezer, & Nadav Klein

Fear & anxiety in the time of COVID-19: How they influence behavior

by Christina K. Zigler, Nicole Lucas, Debra M. Henke, & Ilona Fridman

Vicarious learning in the time of coronavirus

by Christopher G. Myers

Behavioral insights for containing the COVID-19 pandemic: Some practices in China

by Ning Zhang