Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Nationwide Lockdown on Trust, Attitudes Toward Government, and Well-Being
Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Nationwide Lockdown on Trust, Attitudes Toward Government, and Well-Being
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DOI：
10.1037/amp0000662
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发表时间：
2020-07-01
影响因子：
16.4
通讯作者：
Barlow, Fiona Kate
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作者：
Sibley, Chris G.;Greaves, Lara M.;Barlow, Fiona Kate
COVID-19的传染性和致命性需要严格的社会管理来阻止传播。通过比较封锁前（n -封锁前= 1,003人）和封锁前18天（n -封锁= 1,003人）评估的匹配新西兰人样本，研究了全国范围内封锁的直接影响。研究了两类结果：(a)机构信任和对国家和政府的态度，以及(b)健康和福祉。应用倾向得分匹配来近似随机对照实验的条件，该研究发现，与大流行前的封锁前组相比，大流行/封锁组的人对科学、政治家和警察的信任度更高，爱国主义水平更高，精神痛苦率更高。结果在受试者内分析中得到证实。该研究强调了逆境中的社会联系、复原力和脆弱性，并对各国如何应对这一全球挑战具有实际意义。
The contagiousness and deadliness of COVID-19 have necessitated drastic social management to halt transmission. The immediate effects of a nationwide lockdown were investigated by comparing matched samples of New Zealanders assessed before (N-prelockdown = 1 , 003) and during the first 18 days of lockdown (N-lockdown = 1,003). Two categories of outcomes were examined: (a) institutional trust and attitudes toward the nation and government and (b) health and well-being. Applying propensity score matching to approximate the conditions of a randomized controlled experiment, the study found that people in the pandemic/lockdown group reported higher trust in science, politicians, and police, higher levels of patriotism, and higher rates of mental distress compared to people in the prelockdown prepandemic group. Results were confirmed in within-subjects analyses. The study highlights social connectedness, resilience, and vulnerability in the face of adversity and has applied implications for bow countries face this global challenge.