@article{fc9978fff9a8457192a1cfb10cb216a6,
title = "Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "PsyCorona, Coronavirus, Health, Trust, Prosocial behavior, Covid-19, Government",
author = "Qing Han and Bang Zheng and Mioara Cristea and Max Agostini and Belanger, {Jocelyn J.} and Ben G{\"u}tzkow and Jannis Kreienkamp and Reitsema, {Anne Margit} and {van Breen}, Jolien and Georgios Abakoumkin and {Hanum Abdul Khaiyom}, Jamilah and Vjollca Ahmedi and Handan Akkas and Almenara, {Carlos A} and Anton Kurapov and Mohsin Atta and Bagci, {S. Cigdem} and Sima Basel and Berisha Kida and Nicholas Buttrick and Phatthanakit Chobthamkit and Hoon-Seok Choi and Sara Csaba and Ivan Danyliuk and Kaja Damnjanovic and Arobindu Dash and {Di Santo}, Daniela and Douglas, {Karen M.} and Jeronimus, {Bertus F.} and Joshua Krause and Kruglanski, {Arie W.} and Louis, {Winnifred R.} and Kira McCabe and Solomiia Myroniuk and Wolfgang Stroebe and Samiah Sultana and R.M. Sutton and Georgios Abakoumkin and {van der Bles}, {Anne Marthe} and {Van Lissa}, {C. J.} and {van Veen}, Kees and Michelle vanDellen and Violeta Enea and Najma Malik and Pontus Leander",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "29",
doi = "10.31234/osf.io/p5gns",
language = "English",
journal = "PsyArXiv Preprints",
publisher = "Cornell University Press",
}