Lives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk
Claudia F. NisaDepartment of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO BOX 129188, Saadiyat Island, UAE. [email protected]Jocelyn J. BélangerDepartment of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO BOX 129188, Saadiyat Island, UAEDaiane Gracieli FallerDepartment of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO BOX 129188, Saadiyat Island, UAENicholas R. ButtrickUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, USAJochen O. MierauUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsMaura M.K. AustinUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, USABirga M. SchumpeUniversity of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsEdyta SasinDepartment of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO BOX 129188, Saadiyat Island, UAEMaximilian AgostiniUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsBen GützkowUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsJannis KreienkampUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsGeorgios AbakoumkinUniversity of Thessaly, Volos, GreeceJamilah Hanum Abdul KhaiyomInternational Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, MalaysiaVjollca AhmediHandan AkkaşAnkara Science University, Ankara, TurkeyCarlos A. AlmenaraUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, PeruMohsin AttaUniversity of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanSabahat Çiğdem BağciSabanci University, Istanbul, TurkeySima BaselDepartment of Psychology, New York University Abu Dhabi, PO BOX 129188, Saadiyat Island, UAEEdona Berisha KidaAllan B. I. BernardoDe La Salle University, Manila, PhilippinesPhatthanakit ChobthamkitThammasat University, Pathumthani, ThailandHoon-Seok ChoiSungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South KoreaMioara CristeaHeriot Watt University, Edinburgh, ScotlandSára CsabaEötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, HungaryKaja DamnjanovićUniversity of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaIvan DanyliukTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kiev, UkraineArobindu DashLeuphana University Luneburg, Lüneburg, GermanyDaniela Di SantoSapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyKaren M. DouglasUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, UKVioleta EneaAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, RomaniaGavan J. FitzsimonsDuke University, Durham, USAAlexandra GheorghiuAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, RomaniaÁngel GómezUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, SpainJoanna Grzymała-MoszczyńskaJagiellonian University, Kraków, PolandAli HamaïdiaQing HanUniversity of Bristol, Bristol, UKMai HelmyMenoufia University, Al Minufiyah, EgyptJoevarian HudiyanaUniversitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaBertus F. JeronimusUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsDing-Yu JiangNational Chung-Cheng University, Chiayi, TaiwanVeljko JovanovićUniversity of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, SerbiaŽeljka KamenovUniversity of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaAnna KendeEötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, HungaryShian‐Ling KengYale-NUS College, Singapore, SingaporeTra Thi Thanh KieuYasin KoçUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsKamila KovyazinaInna KozytskaTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kiev, UkraineJoshua KrauseUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsArie W. KruglanskiUniversity of Maryland, College Park, USAAnton KurapovTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kiev, UkraineMaja KutlacaDurham University, Durham, UKNóra Anna LantosEötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, HungaryEdward P. LemayUniversity of Maryland, College Park, USACokorda Bagus Jaya LesmanaUdayana University, Denpasar, IndonesiaWinnifred R. LouisUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, AustraliaAdrian LuedersUniversité Clermont-Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceNajma Iqbal MalikUniversity of Sargodha, Sargodha, PakistanAntón P. MartínezUniversity of Sheffield, Sheffield, UKKira O. McCabeVanderbilt University, Nashville, USAJasmina MehulićUniversity of Zagreb, Zagreb, CroatiaMirra Noor MillaUniversitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaIdris MohammedUsmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Sokoto, NigeriaErica MolinarioUniversity of Maryland, College Park, USAManuel MoyanoUniversity of Cordoba, Córdoba, SpainHayat MuhammadUniversity of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanSilvana MulaSapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyHamdi MulukUniversitas Indonesia, Depok, IndonesiaSolomiia MyroniukUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsReza NajafiIslamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, IranBoglárka NyúlEötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Budapest, HungaryPaul A. O’KeefeYale-NUS College, Singapore, SingaporeJosé Javier Olivas OsunaUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, SpainEvgeny OsinNational Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, RussiaJoonha ParkNUCB Business School, Nagoya, JapanGennaro PicaUniversity of Camerino, Camerino, ItalyAntonio PierroSapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyJonas ReesBielefeld University, Bielefeld, GermanyAnne Margit ReitsemaUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsElena RestaSapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalyMarika RulloUniversity of Siena, Siena, ItalyMichelle K. RyanUniversity of Exeter, Exeter, UKAdil SamekinInternational Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, UzbekistanPekka SanttilaNew York University Shanghai, Shanghai, ChinaHeyla A. SelimKing Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaMichael StantonCalifornia State University, East Bay, Hayward, USASamiah SultanaUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsRobbie M. SuttonUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, UKEleftheria TseliouUniversity of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsAkira UtsugiNagoya University, Nagoya, JapanJolien van BreenLeiden University, Leiden, The NetherlandsCaspar J. Van LissaUtrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsKees van VeenUniversity of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsMichelle R. vanDellenUniversity of Georgia, Athens, GeorgiaAlexandra VázquezUniversidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, SpainRobin WollastUniversité Clermont-Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceVictoria Wai Lan YeungSomayeh ZandIslamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Rasht, IranIris ŽeželjUniversity of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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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.
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