Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour

Published:2023-12-15 Issue:1 Volume:1 Page:
ISSN:2731-9121
Container-title:Communications Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:Commun Psychol

Author:

Karakulak Arzu^ORCID,Tepe Beyza^ORCID,Dimitrova Radosveta,Abdelrahman Mohamed^ORCID,Akaliyski Plamen,Alaseel Rana,Alkamali Yousuf Abdulqader,Amin Azzam,Lizarzaburu Aguinaga Danny A.^ORCID,Andres Andrii^ORCID,Aruta John Jamir Benzon R.,Assiotis Marios,Avanesyan Hrant^ORCID,Ayub Norzihan^ORCID,Bacikova-Sleskova Maria^ORCID,Baikanova Raushan,Bakkar Batoul,Bartoluci Sunčica,Benitez David,Bodnar Ivanna^ORCID,Bolatov Aidos,Borchet Judyta,Bosnar Ksenija,Broche-Pérez Yunier,Buzea Carmen^ORCID,Cassibba Rosalinda,Carbonell Marta Martín^ORCID,Chen Bin-Bin,Dimitrovska Gordana Ristevska,Công Doanh Dương,Dominguez Espinosa Alejandra del Carmen,Edine Wassim Gharz,Ferenczi Nelli^ORCID,Fernández-Morales Regina^ORCID,Gaete Jorge^ORCID,Gan Yiqun^ORCID,Giolo Suely^ORCID,Giordani Rubia Carla Formighieri^ORCID,Friehs Maria-Therese^ORCID,Gindi Shahar^ORCID,Gjoneska Biljana^ORCID,Godoy Juan Carlos,del Pilar Grazioso Maria,Hancheva Camellia,Hapunda Given,Hihara Shogo^ORCID,Husain Mohd Saiful,Islam Md Saiful^ORCID,Janovská Anna,Javakhishvili Nino,Jovanović Veljko^ORCID,Kabir Russell Sarwar^ORCID,Abdul Kadir Nor Ba’yah,Karl Johannes,Katović Darko^ORCID,Kauyzbay Zhumaly^ORCID,Kawashima Tinka Delakorda,Kazmierczak Maria,Khanna Richa,Khosla Meetu,Klicperová-Baker Martina^ORCID,Kozina Ana,Krauss Steven Eric,Landabur Rodrigo,Lefringhausen Katharina,Lewandowska-Walter Aleksandra,Liang Yun-Hsia,Makashvili Ana^ORCID,Malik Sadia,Manrique-Millones Denisse^ORCID,Mastrotheodoros Stefanos,McGrath Breeda,Mechili Enkeleint A.^ORCID,Mejía Marinés^ORCID,Mhizha Samson^ORCID,Michalek-Kwiecien Justyna^ORCID,Miconi Diana,Mohsen Fatema,Moreta-Herrera Rodrigo^ORCID,Muhl Camila^ORCID,Muradyan Maria^ORCID,Musso Pasquale^ORCID,Naterer Andrej,Nemat Arash,Neto Felix,Neto Joana,Palacio Luz Marina Alonso,Okati-Aliabad Hassan,Orellana Carlos Iván^ORCID,Orellana Ligia María,Mishra Sushanta Kumar^ORCID,Park Joonha^ORCID,Pavlova Iuliia^ORCID,Peralta Eddy^ORCID,Petrytsa Petro,Pišot Saša,Prot Franjo,Rasia José,Rivera Rita,Riyanti Benedicta Prihatin Dwi,Samekin Adil,Seisembekov Telman,Serapinas Danielius,Silletti Fabiola,Sharma Prerna,Shukla Shanu^ORCID,Skrzypińska Katarzyna,Šolcová Iva Poláčková,Solomontos-Kountouri Olga,Stanciu Adrian,Stefenel Delia,Steinmetz Lorena Cecilia López^ORCID,Stogianni Maria^ORCID,Stuart Jaimee,Sudarnoto Laura Francisca,Sugimura Kazumi,Sultana Sadia,Suryani Angela Oktavia,Tair Ergyul^ORCID,Tavitian-Elmadjan Lucy,Thome Luciana Dutra,Uka Fitim,Valickienė Rasa Pilkauskaitė,Walter Brett,Wendt Guilherme W.^ORCID,Yang Pei-Jung,Yıldırım Ebrar^ORCID,Yu Yue,Yunes Maria Angela Mattar,Zanoni da Silva Milene^ORCID,Rudnev Maksim^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractWith the COVID-19 pandemic, behavioural scientists aimed to illuminate reasons why people comply with (or not) large-scale cooperative activities. Here we investigated the motives that underlie support for COVID-19 preventive behaviours in a sample of 12,758 individuals from 34 countries. We hypothesized that the associations of empathic prosocial concern and fear of disease with support towards preventive COVID-19 behaviours would be moderated by trust in the government. Results suggest that the association between fear of disease and support for COVID-19 preventive behaviours was strongest when trust in the government was weak (both at individual- and country-level). Conversely, the association with empathic prosocial concern was strongest when trust in the government was high, but this moderation was only found at individual-level scores of governmental trust. We discuss how motivations may be shaped by socio-cultural context, and outline how findings may contribute to a better understanding of collective action during global crises.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-023-00046-5.pdf

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