TY - JOUR
T1 - National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic
AU - 257 authors, including
AU - Van Bavel, Jay J.
AU - Cichocka, Aleksandra
AU - Capraro, Valerio
AU - Sjåstad, Hallgeir
AU - Nezlek, John B.
AU - Pavlović, Tomislav
AU - Alfano, Mark
AU - Gelfand, Michele J.
AU - Azevedo, Flavio
AU - Birtel, Michèle D.
AU - Cislak, Aleksandra
AU - Lockwood, Patricia L.
AU - Ross, Robert Malcolm
AU - Abts, Koen
AU - Agadullina, Elena
AU - Aruta, John Jamir Benzon
AU - Besharati, Sahba Nomvula
AU - Bor, Alexander
AU - Choma, Becky L.
AU - Crabtree, Charles David
AU - Cunningham, William A.
AU - De, Koustav
AU - Ejaz, Waqas
AU - Elbaek, Christian T.
AU - Findor, Andrej
AU - Flichtentrei, Daniel
AU - Franc, Renata
AU - Gjoneska, Biljana
AU - Gruber, June
AU - Gualda, Estrella
AU - Horiuchi, Yusaku
AU - Huynh, Toan Luu Duc
AU - Ibanez, Augustin
AU - Imran, Mostak Ahamed
AU - Israelashvili, Jacob
AU - Jasko, Katarzyna
AU - Kantorowicz, Jaroslaw
AU - Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Elena
AU - Krouwel, André
AU - Laakasuo, Michael
AU - Lamm, Claus
AU - Leygue, Caroline
AU - Lin, Ming-Jen
AU - Mansoor, Mohammad Sabbir
AU - Marie, Antoine
AU - Mayiwar, Lewend
AU - Mazepus, Honorata
AU - McHugh, Cillian
AU - Minda, John Paul
AU - Huang, Guanxiong
AU - Tyrala, Michael
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In a large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors associated with public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing and stricter hygiene) and endorsed public policy interventions (e.g., closing bars and restaurants) during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic (April-May 2020). Respondents who reported identifying more strongly with their nation consistently reported greater engagement in public health behaviours and support for public health policies. Results were similar for representative and non-representative national samples. Study 2 (N = 42 countries) conceptually replicated the central finding using aggregate indices of national identity (obtained using the World Values Survey) and a measure of actual behaviour change during the pandemic (obtained from Google mobility reports). Higher levels of national identification prior to the pandemic predicted lower mobility during the early stage of the pandemic (r = −0.40). We discuss the potential implications of links between national identity, leadership, and public health for managing COVID-19 and future pandemics.
AB - Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In a large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors associated with public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing and stricter hygiene) and endorsed public policy interventions (e.g., closing bars and restaurants) during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic (April-May 2020). Respondents who reported identifying more strongly with their nation consistently reported greater engagement in public health behaviours and support for public health policies. Results were similar for representative and non-representative national samples. Study 2 (N = 42 countries) conceptually replicated the central finding using aggregate indices of national identity (obtained using the World Values Survey) and a measure of actual behaviour change during the pandemic (obtained from Google mobility reports). Higher levels of national identification prior to the pandemic predicted lower mobility during the early stage of the pandemic (r = −0.40). We discuss the potential implications of links between national identity, leadership, and public health for managing COVID-19 and future pandemics.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-021-27668-9
DO - 10.1038/s41467-021-27668-9
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 35082277
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 13
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
M1 - 517
ER -