TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of adherence to public health behaviors for fighting COVID-19 derived from longitudinal data
AU - PsyCorona Collaboration
AU - Schumpe, Birga M
AU - Van Lissa, Caspar J
AU - Bélanger, Jocelyn J
AU - Ruggeri, Kai
AU - Mierau, Jochen
AU - Nisa, Claudia F
AU - Molinario, Erica
AU - Gelfand, Michele J
AU - Stroebe, Wolfgang
AU - Agostini, Maximilian
AU - Gützkow, Ben
AU - Jeronimus, Bertus F
AU - Kreienkamp, Jannis
AU - Kutlaca, Maja
AU - Lemay, Edward P
AU - Reitsema, Anne Margit
AU - vanDellen, Michelle R
AU - Abakoumkin, Georgios
AU - Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum
AU - Ahmedi, Vjollca
AU - Akkas, Handan
AU - Almenara, Carlos A
AU - Atta, Mohsin
AU - Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem
AU - Basel, Sima
AU - Berisha Kida, Edona
AU - Bernardo, Allan B I
AU - Buttrick, Nicholas R
AU - Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit
AU - Choi, Hoon-Seok
AU - Cristea, Mioara
AU - Csaba, Sara
AU - Damnjanović, Kaja
AU - Danyliuk, Ivan
AU - Dash, Arobindu
AU - Di Santo, Daniela
AU - Douglas, Karen M
AU - Enea, Violeta
AU - Faller, Daiane
AU - Koc, Yasin
AU - Krause, Joshua
AU - Martinez, Anton P
AU - Myroniuk, Solomiia
AU - Nyúl, Boglárka
AU - Ryan, Michelle K
AU - Sasin, Edyta
AU - Sultana, Samiah
AU - van Breen, Jolien A
AU - Van Veen, Kees
AU - Leander, N Pontus
N1 - Funding Information:
This research received support from the New York University Abu Dhabi (VCDSF/75-71015), the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund), and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/00086), co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) “A way to make Europe.”
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/3/9
Y1 - 2022/3/9
N2 - The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one's community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Using an international survey (N = 3040), we test how infection risk perception, trust in the governmental response and communications about COVID-19, conspiracy beliefs, social norms on distancing, tightness of culture, and community punishment predict various containment-related attitudes and behavior. Autoregressive analyses indicate that, at the personal level, personal hygiene behavior was predicted by personal infection risk perception. At social level, social distancing behaviors such as abstaining from face-to-face contact were predicted by perceived social norms. Support for behavioral mandates was predicted by confidence in the government and cultural tightness, whereas support for anti-lockdown protests was predicted by (lower) perceived clarity of communication about the virus. Results are discussed in light of policy implications and creating effective interventions.
AB - The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one's community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Using an international survey (N = 3040), we test how infection risk perception, trust in the governmental response and communications about COVID-19, conspiracy beliefs, social norms on distancing, tightness of culture, and community punishment predict various containment-related attitudes and behavior. Autoregressive analyses indicate that, at the personal level, personal hygiene behavior was predicted by personal infection risk perception. At social level, social distancing behaviors such as abstaining from face-to-face contact were predicted by perceived social norms. Support for behavioral mandates was predicted by confidence in the government and cultural tightness, whereas support for anti-lockdown protests was predicted by (lower) perceived clarity of communication about the virus. Results are discussed in light of policy implications and creating effective interventions.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41598-021-04703-9
DO - 10.1038/s41598-021-04703-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 35264597
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 12
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
IS - 1
M1 - 3824
ER -