@article{Zhou_X-2025_202918,
title = {Understanding perceived COVID-19 changes, collectivism, and social exclusion: A cross-cultural study in 32 countries},
author = {Zhou, X. and English, A. and Wei, L. and Yudiarso, A. and Dash, A. and Tipandjan, A. and Biddle, A. and Nam, B. and Boonroungrut, C. and Chettiar, C. and Daniele, P. and Dubrov, D. and Grigoryev, D. and Šakan, D. and Oliver, E. and Medosevic-Korjenic, E. and Licoa Campos, A. and Novaes, F. and Maricchiolo, F. and Navarro-Carrillo, G. and Belen, H. and Gunawan, H. and Jiang, H. and Hofhuis, J. and Kunst, J. and Park, J. and Neto, J. and Huang, K. and Addington-Lefringhausen, K. and Hossain, K. and Martínez-Buelvas, L. and Yousefi, M. and Yuki, M. and F Falavarjani, M. and Schwarzenthal, M. and Klimek-Tulwin, M. and Kosakowska-Berezecka, N. and Geeraert, N. and Khieowan, N. and Chobthamkit, P. and Sun, Q. and Cowden, R. and Castro, R. and Thomson, R. and Tong, R. and Malik, S. and Lins, S. and Batić Očovaj, S. and Wang, S. and Aquino, S. and Kulich, S. and Farid, T. and Alves, T. and Talhelm, T. and Jovanović, V. and Yeung, V. and Li, X. and Zhang, X.},
month = {may},
year = {2025},
abstract = {This cross-cultural study examines the relationship between perceived COVID-19 changes due to the impacts on everyday life by the pandemic with social exclusion and across 32 cultures and their levels in collectivism. With data from the start of the first outbreak from March 2020 to June 2020 (N = 9245), multilevel analysis indicated that as individuals perceive greater daily life changes induced by the pandemic, they experience heightened levels of social exclusion, with this association being particularly pronounced in less collectivistic cultures. These findings underscore the importance of considering cultural context in understanding responses to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, with implications for culturally sensitive interventions aimed at promoting social inclusion across diverse cultural contexts.},
volume = {107},
journal = {International Journal of Intercultural Relations},
publisher = {Elsevier},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102198},
}
