Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic

Qing Han; Bang Zheng; Mioara Cristea; Max Agostini; Jocelyn J. Belanger; Ben Gützkow; Jannis Kreienkamp; Anne Margit Reitsema; Jolien van Breen; Georgios Abakoumkin; Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom; Vjollca Ahmedi; Handan Akkas; Carlos A Almenara; Anton Kurapov; Mohsin Atta; S. Cigdem Bagci; Sima Basel; Berisha Kida; Nicholas Buttrick; Phatthanakit Chobthamkit; Hoon-Seok Choi; Sara Csaba; Ivan Danyliuk; Kaja  Damnjanovic; Arobindu  Dash; Daniela Di Santo; Karen M.  Douglas; Bertus F. Jeronimus; Joshua Krause; Arie W. Kruglanski; Winnifred R. Louis; Kira McCabe; Solomiia Myroniuk; Wolfgang Stroebe; Samiah Sultana; R.M. Sutton; Georgios Abakoumkin; Anne Marthe van der Bles; C. J. Van Lissa; Kees van Veen; Michelle vanDellen; Violeta Enea; Najma Malik; Pontus Leander

doi:10.31234/osf.io/p5gns

Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic

Qing Han, Bang Zheng^*, Mioara Cristea, Max Agostini, Jocelyn J. Belanger, Ben Gützkow, Jannis Kreienkamp, Anne Margit Reitsema, Jolien van Breen , Georgios Abakoumkin, Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom, Vjollca Ahmedi, Handan Akkas, Carlos A Almenara, Anton Kurapov, Mohsin Atta, S. Cigdem Bagci, Sima Basel, Berisha Kida, Nicholas ButtrickPhatthanakit Chobthamkit, Hoon-Seok Choi, Sara Csaba, Ivan Danyliuk, Kaja Damnjanovic, Arobindu Dash, Daniela Di Santo, Karen M. Douglas, Bertus F. Jeronimus, Joshua Krause, Arie W. Kruglanski, Winnifred R. Louis, Kira McCabe, Solomiia Myroniuk, Wolfgang Stroebe, Samiah Sultana, R.M. Sutton, Georgios Abakoumkin, Anne Marthe van der Bles, C. J. Van Lissa, Kees van Veen, Michelle vanDellen, Violeta Enea, Najma Malik, Pontus Leander

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Previous studies suggested that public trust in government is vital for implementations of social policies that rely on public's behavioural responses. This study examined associations of trust in government regarding COVID-19 control with recommended health behaviours and prosocial behaviours. Data from an international survey with representative samples (N=23,733) of 23 countries were analysed. Specification curve analysis showed that higher trust in government was significantly associated with higher adoption of health and prosocial behaviours in all reasonable specifications of multilevel linear models (median standardised β=0.173 and 0.244, P<0.001). We further used structural equation modelling to explore potential determinants of trust in government regarding pandemic control. Governments perceived as well organised, disseminating clear messages and knowledge on COVID-19, and perceived fairness were positively associated with trust in government (standardised β=0.358, 0.230, 0.055, and 0.250, P<0.01). These results highlighted the importance of trust in government in the control of COVID-19.

Original language	English
Journal	PsyArXiv Preprints
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/p5gns
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 29-Jun-2020

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PsyCorona
Coronavirus
Health
Trust
Prosocial behavior
Covid-19
Government

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Han, Q., Zheng, B., Cristea, M., Agostini, M., Belanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Reitsema, A. M., van Breen , J., Abakoumkin, G., Hanum Abdul Khaiyom, J., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Kurapov, A., Atta, M., Bagci, S. C., Basel, S., Kida, B., ... Leander, P. (Accepted/In press). Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. PsyArXiv Preprints. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/p5gns

Han, Qing ; Zheng, Bang ; Cristea, Mioara ; Agostini, Max ; Belanger, Jocelyn J. ; Gützkow, Ben ; Kreienkamp, Jannis ; Reitsema, Anne Margit ; van Breen , Jolien ; Abakoumkin, Georgios ; Hanum Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah ; Ahmedi, Vjollca ; Akkas, Handan ; Almenara, Carlos A ; Kurapov, Anton ; Atta, Mohsin ; Bagci, S. Cigdem ; Basel, Sima ; Kida, Berisha ; Buttrick, Nicholas ; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit ; Choi, Hoon-Seok ; Csaba, Sara ; Danyliuk, Ivan ; Damnjanovic, Kaja ; Dash, Arobindu ; Di Santo, Daniela ; Douglas, Karen M. ; Jeronimus, Bertus F. ; Krause, Joshua ; Kruglanski, Arie W. ; Louis, Winnifred R. ; McCabe, Kira ; Myroniuk, Solomiia ; Stroebe, Wolfgang ; Sultana, Samiah ; Sutton, R.M. ; Abakoumkin, Georgios ; van der Bles, Anne Marthe ; Van Lissa, C. J. ; van Veen, Kees ; vanDellen, Michelle ; Enea, Violeta ; Malik, Najma ; Leander, Pontus. / Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: PsyArXiv Preprints. 2020.

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Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Han, Qing; Zheng, Bang; Cristea, Mioara; Agostini, Max; Belanger, Jocelyn J.; Gützkow, Ben ; Kreienkamp, Jannis ; Reitsema, Anne Margit; van Breen , Jolien; Abakoumkin, Georgios; Hanum Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah; Ahmedi, Vjollca; Akkas, Handan; Almenara, Carlos A; Kurapov, Anton; Atta, Mohsin; Bagci, S. Cigdem; Basel, Sima; Kida, Berisha; Buttrick, Nicholas; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit; Choi, Hoon-Seok; Csaba, Sara; Danyliuk, Ivan; Damnjanovic, Kaja ; Dash, Arobindu ; Di Santo, Daniela; Douglas, Karen M. ; Jeronimus, Bertus F.; Krause, Joshua; Kruglanski, Arie W.; Louis, Winnifred R.; McCabe, Kira; Myroniuk, Solomiia; Stroebe, Wolfgang; Sultana, Samiah; Sutton, R.M.; Abakoumkin, Georgios; van der Bles, Anne Marthe; Van Lissa, C. J.; van Veen, Kees; vanDellen, Michelle; Enea, Violeta; Malik, Najma; Leander, Pontus.

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