Vandal Practices as a Psychological Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vandalism can be seen as a form of individual self-realization and expression the collective responses to change. In this paper, we intend look at meaning motivations behind acts vandalism. We also aim classify cases vandalism that occurred during COVID-19 pandemic. total, analyzed 80 related COVID-19. The information was obtained from open online sources: publications in communities media found through use hashtags #COVID-19 #vandalism. As result, five categories were identified: (a) mechanism adaptation change; (b) coping strategy; (c) an unconscious defensive reaction threatening situation; (d) resistance (e) reflection sense social injustice. pandemic used mostly way change strategy. Moreover, our findings have demonstrated instability transitivity crisis period stimulate people rethink current order search for new forms, structures, principles.