Title
Lives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk
Date Issued
01 December 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Nisa C.F.
Bélanger J.J.
Faller D.G.
Buttrick N.R.
Mierau J.O.
Austin M.M.K.
Schumpe B.M.
Sasin E.M.
Agostini M.
Gützkow B.
Kreienkamp J.
Abakoumkin G.
Abdul Khaiyom J.H.
Ahmedi V.
Akkas H.
Atta M.
Bagci S.C.
Basel S.
Kida E.B.
Bernardo A.B.I.
Chobthamkit P.
Choi H.S.
Cristea M.
Csaba S.
Damnjanović K.
Danyliuk I.
Dash A.
Di Santo D.
Douglas K.M.
Enea V.
Fitzsimons G.
Gheorghiu A.
Gómez Á.
Grzymala-Moszczynska J.
Hamaidia A.
Han Q.
Helmy M.
Hudiyana J.
Jeronimus B.F.
Jiang D.Y.
Jovanović V.
Kamenov Ž.
Kende A.
Keng S.L.
Kieu T.T.T.
Koc Y.
Kovyazina K.
Kozytska I.
Krause J.
Kruglanski A.W.
Kurapov A.
Kutlaca M.
Lantos N.A.
Lemay E.P.
Lesmana C.B.J.
Louis W.R.
Lueders A.
Malik N.I.
Martinez A.
McCabe K.O.
Mehulić J.
Milla M.N.
Mohammed I.
Molinario E.
Moyano M.
Muhammad H.
Mula S.
Muluk H.
Myroniuk S.
Najafi R.
Nyúl B.
O’Keefe P.A.
Osuna J.J.O.
Osin E.N.
Park J.
Pica G.
Pierro A.
Rees J.
Reitsema A.M.
Resta E.
Rullo M.
Ryan M.K.
Samekin A.
Santtila P.
Selim H.A.
Stanton M.V.
Sultana S.
Sutton R.M.
Tseliou E.
Utsugi A.
van Breen J.A.
Van Lissa C.J.
Van Veen K.
vanDellen M.R.
Vázquez A.
Wollast R.
Yeung V.W.l.
Zand S.
Žeželj I.L.
Publisher(s)
Nature Research
Abstract
This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or save the economy (or both), and which implications this carries to fight the pandemic. National representative samples were collected from 24 countries (N = 25,435). The main predictors were (1) perceived risk to contract coronavirus, (2) perceived risk to suffer economic losses due to coronavirus, and (3) their interaction effect. Individual and country-level variables were added as covariates in multilevel regression models. We examined compliance with various preventive health behaviors and support for strict containment policies. Results show that perceived economic risk consistently predicted mitigation behavior and policy support—and its effects were positive. Perceived health risk had mixed effects. Only two significant interactions between health and economic risk were identified—both positive.
Volume
11
Issue
1
Language
English
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85105459494
PubMed ID
Source
Scientific Reports
ISSN of the container
20452322
Sponsor(s)
This research received support from the New York University Abu Dhabi (VCDSF/75-71015—attributed to J.J.B.), the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund—attributed to N.P.L), and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/00086), co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) “A way to make Europe.” (attributed to M.M.)
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