@article{Van_Bavel_J-2022_104466,
title = {National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic},
author = {Van Bavel, J. and Cichocka, A. and Capraro, V. and Sjastad, H. and Nezlek, J. and Pavlovic, T. and Alfano, M. and Gelfand, M. and Azevedo, F. and Birtel, M. and Cislak, A. and Lockwood, P. and Ross, R. and Abts, K. and Agadullina, E. and Aruta, J. and Besharati, S. and Bor, A. and Choma, B. and Crabtree, C. and Cunningham, W. and De, K. and Ejaz, W. and Elbaek, C. and Findor, A. and Flichtentrei, D. and Franc, R. and Gjoneska, B. and Gruber, J. and Gualda, E. and Horiuchi, Y. and Huynh, T. and Ibanez, A. and Imran, M. and Israelashvili, J. and Jasko, K. and Kantorowicz, J. and Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, E. and Krouwel, A. and Laakasuo, M. and Lamm, C. and Leygue, C. and Lin, M. and Mansoor, M. and Marie, A. and Mayiwar, L. and Mazepus, H. and McHugh, C. and Minda, J. and Mitkidis, P. and Olsson, A. and Otterbring, T. and Packer, D. and Perry, A. and Petersen, M. and Puthillam, A. and Riano-Moreno, J. and Rothmund, T. and Santamaria-Garcia, H. and Schmid, P. and Stoyanov, D. and Tewari, S. and Todosijevic, B. and Tsakiris, M. and Tung, H. and Umbres, R. and Vanags, E. and Vlasceanu, M. and Vonasch, A. and Yucel, M. and Zhang, Y. and Abad, M. and Adler, E. and Akrawi, N. and Mdarhri, H. and Amara, H. and Amodio, D. and Antazo, B. and Apps, M. and Ay, F. and Ba, M. and Barbosa, S. and Bastian, B. and Berg, A. and Bernal-Zarate, M. and Bernstein, M. and Białek, M. and Bilancini, E. and Bogatyreva, N. and Boncinelli, L. and Booth, J. and Borau, S. and Buchel, O. and Cameron, C. and Carvalho, C. and Celadin, T. and Cerami, C. and Chalise, H. and Cheng, X. and Cian, L. and Cockcroft, K. and Conway, J. and Andres Cordoba-Delgado, M. and Crespi, C. and Crouzevialle, M. and Cutler, J. and Dabrowska, J. and Cypryańska, M. and Daniels, M. and Davis, V. and Dayley, P. and Delouvée, S. and Denkovski, O. and Dezecache, G. and Dhaliwal, N. and Diato, A. and Di Paolo, R. and Drosinou, M. and Dulleck, U. and Ekmanis, J. and Ertan, A. and Etienne, T. and Farhana, H. and Farkhari, F. and Farmer, H. and Fenwick, A. and Fidanovski, K. and Flew, T. and Fraser, S. and Frempong, R. and Fugelsang, J. and Gale, J. and Begona Garcia-Navarro, E. and Garladinne, P. and Ghajjou, O. and Gkinopoulos, T. and Gray, K. and Griffin, S. and Gronfeldt, B. and Gümren, M. and Gurung, R. and Halperin, E. and Harris, E. and Herzon, V. and Hruška, M. and Huang, G. and Hudecek, M. and Isler, O. and Jangard, S. and Jørgensen, F. and Kachanoff, F. and Kahn, J. and Dangol, A. and Keudel, O. and Koppel, L. and Koverola, M. and Kubin, E. and Kunnari, A. and Kutiyski, Y. and Laguna, O. and Leota, J. and Lermer, E. and Levy, J. and Levy, N. and Li, C. and Long, E. and Longoni, C. and Maglić, M. and McCashin, D. and Metcalf, A. and Mikloušić, I. and El Mimouni, S. and Miura, A. and Molina-Paredes, J. and Monroy-Fonseca, C. and Morales-Marente, E. and Moreau, D. and Muda, R. and Myer, A. and Nash, K. and Nesh-Nash, T. and Nitschke, J. and Nurse, M. and Ohtsubo, Y. and de Mello, V. and O'Madagain, C. and Onderco, M. and Soledad Palacios-Galvez, M. and Palomaki, J. and Pan, Y. and Papp, Z. and Parnamets, P. and Paruzel-Czachura, M. and Pavlovic, Z. and Payan-Gomez, C. and Perander, S. and Pitman, M. and Prasad, R. and Pyrkosz-Pacyna, J. and Rathje, S. and Raza, A. and Rego, G. and Rhee, K. and Robertson, C. and Rodriguez-Pascual, I. and Saikkonen, T. and Salvador-Ginez, O. and Sampaio, W. and Santi, G. and Santiago-Tovar, N. and Savage, D. and Scheffer, J. and Schonegger, P. and Schultner, D. and Schutte, E. and Scott, A. and Sharma, M. and Sharma, P. and Skali, A. and Stadelmann, D. and Stafford, C. and Stanojevic, D. and Stefaniak, A. and Sternisko, A. and Stoica, A. and Stoyanova, K. and Strickland, B. and Sundvall, J. and Thomas, J. and Tinghog, G. and Torgler, B. and Traast, I. and Tucciarelli, R. and Tyrala, M. and Ungson, N. and Uysal, M. and Van Lange, P. and van Prooijen, J. and Van Rooy, D. and Vastfjall, D. and Verkoeijen, P. and Vieira, J. and von Sikorski, C. and Walker, A. and Watermeyer, J. and Wetter, E. and Whillans, A. and Willardt, R. and Wohl, M. and Wojcik, A. and Wu, K. and Yamada, Y. and Yilmaz, O. and Yogeeswaran, K. and Ziemer, C. and Zwaan, R. and Boggio, P.},
month = {jan},
year = {2022},
abstract = {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.},
volume = {13},
journal = {Nature Communications},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27668-9},
}
