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.

Lives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk / Nisa, C. F.; Belanger, J. J.; Faller, D. G.; Buttrick, N. R.; Mierau, J. O.; Austin, M. M. K.; Schumpe, B. M.; Sasin, E. M.; Agostini, M.; Gutzkow, B.; Kreienkamp, J.; Abakoumkin, G.; Abdul Khaiyom, J. H.; Ahmedi, V.; Akkas, H.; Almenara, C. A.; Atta, M.; Bagci, S. C.; Basel, S.; Kida, E. B.; Bernardo, A. B. I.; Chobthamkit, P.; Choi, H. -S.; Cristea, M.; Csaba, S.; Damnjanovic, K.; Danyliuk, I.; Dash, A.; Di Santo, D.; Douglas, K. M.; Enea, V.; Fitzsimons, G.; Gheorghiu, A.; Gomez, A.; Grzymala-Moszczynska, J.; Hamaidia, A.; Han, Q.; Helmy, M.; Hudiyana, J.; Jeronimus, B. F.; Jiang, D. -Y.; Jovanovic, V.; Kamenov, Z.; 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.; Mehulic, J.; Milla, M. N.; Mohammed, I.; Molinario, E.; Moyano, M.; Muhammad, H.; Mula, S.; Muluk, H.; Myroniuk, S.; Najafi, R.; Nyul, 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.; Vazquez, A.; Wollast, R.; Yeung, V. W. -L.; Zand, S.; Zezelj, I. L.; Zheng, B.; Zick, A.; Zuniga, C.; Leander, N. P.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 11:1(2021), p. 9669. [10.1038/s41598-021-88314-4]

Lives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk

Di Santo D.;Mula S.;Pierro A.;Resta E.;
2021

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.
2021
Communicable Disease Control; Health Behavior; Health Status; Humans; Pandemics; Perception; Risk; SARS-CoV-2; Work; COVID-19; Employment
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Lives versus Livelihoods? Perceived economic risk has a stronger association with support for COVID-19 preventive measures than perceived health risk / Nisa, C. F.; Belanger, J. J.; Faller, D. G.; Buttrick, N. R.; Mierau, J. O.; Austin, M. M. K.; Schumpe, B. M.; Sasin, E. M.; Agostini, M.; Gutzkow, B.; Kreienkamp, J.; Abakoumkin, G.; Abdul Khaiyom, J. H.; Ahmedi, V.; Akkas, H.; Almenara, C. A.; Atta, M.; Bagci, S. C.; Basel, S.; Kida, E. B.; Bernardo, A. B. I.; Chobthamkit, P.; Choi, H. -S.; Cristea, M.; Csaba, S.; Damnjanovic, K.; Danyliuk, I.; Dash, A.; Di Santo, D.; Douglas, K. M.; Enea, V.; Fitzsimons, G.; Gheorghiu, A.; Gomez, A.; Grzymala-Moszczynska, J.; Hamaidia, A.; Han, Q.; Helmy, M.; Hudiyana, J.; Jeronimus, B. F.; Jiang, D. -Y.; Jovanovic, V.; Kamenov, Z.; 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.; Mehulic, J.; Milla, M. N.; Mohammed, I.; Molinario, E.; Moyano, M.; Muhammad, H.; Mula, S.; Muluk, H.; Myroniuk, S.; Najafi, R.; Nyul, 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.; Vazquez, A.; Wollast, R.; Yeung, V. W. -L.; Zand, S.; Zezelj, I. L.; Zheng, B.; Zick, A.; Zuniga, C.; Leander, N. P.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 11:1(2021), p. 9669. [10.1038/s41598-021-88314-4]
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