Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic

Han, Qin and Zheng, Bang and Cristae, Mioara and Agostini, Maximilian and Belanger, Jocelyn J and Gutzkow, Ben and Kreienkamp, Jannis and Reitsema, Anne Margit and van Breen, Jolien A and Abakoumkin, Georgios and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Ahmedi, Vjollca and Akkas, Handan and Almenara, Carlos A and Kurapov, Anton and Atta, Mohsin and Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem and Basel, Sima and Kida, Edona Berisha and Buttrick, Nicholas R and Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit and Choi, Hoon-Seok and Csaba, Sara and Damnjanović, Kaja and Danyliuk, Ivan and Dash, Arobindu and Di Santo, Daniela and Douglas, Karen M and Enea, Violeta and Faller, Daiane and Fitzsimons, Gavan J and Gheorghiu, Alexandra and Gómez, Ángel and Helmy, Mai and Jeronimus, Bertus F and Jiang, Ding-Yu and Jovanović, Veljko and Kamenov, Zeljka and Kende, Anna and Keng, Shian-Ling and Tra, Thi Thanh Kieu and Koc, Yasin and Kovyazina, Kamila and Kozytska, Inna and Krause, Joshua and Kruglanski, Arie W and Kutlaca, Maja and Lantos, Nóra Anna and Lemay, Edward P and Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus J and Louis, Winnifred R and Lueders, Adrian and Iqbal Malik, Najma and Martinez, Anton P and McCabe, Kira O and Mehulić, Jasmina and Milla, Mirra Noor and Mohammed, Idris and Molinario, Erica and Moyano, Manuel and Muhammad, Hayat and Mula, Silvana and Muluk, Hamdi and Myroniuk, Solomiia and Najafi, Reza and Nisa, Claudia F and Nyúl, Boglárka and O’Keefe, Paul Anna and Jose, Javier Olivas Osuna and Osin, Evgeny N and Park, Joonha and Pica, Gennaro and Pierro, Antonio and Rees, Jonas H and Resta, Elena and Rullo, Marika and Ryan, Michelle K and Samekin, Adil and Santtila, Pekka and Sasin, Edyta and Schumpe, Birga M and Selim, Heyla A and Stanton, Michael Vicente and Stroebe, Wolfgang and Sultana, Samiah and Sutton, Robbie M and Tseliou, Eleftheria and Utsugi, Akira and van der Bles, Anne Marthe and Van Lissa, Caspar J and Van Veen, Kees and vanDellen, Michelle R and Vázquez, Alexandra and Wollast, Robin and Yeung, Victoria Wai-lan and Zand, Somayeh and Žeželj, Iris Lav and Zick, Andreas and Zúñiga, Claudia and Leander, N Pontus (2020) Trust in government and its associations with health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. PsyArXiv Blog: Open-access preprint service for psychology.. pp. 1-27.

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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.

Item Type:	Article (Electronic Media)
Additional Information:	5374/86155
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Trust in government and its associations, health behaviour and prosocial behaviour, COVID-19 pandemic
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1001 Social psychology H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1106 Interpersonal relations. Social behavior J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Dr Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2021 11:45
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2021 11:45
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/86155

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