Trust in government regarding COVID-19 and its associations with preventive health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the pandemic: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.
Trust in government regarding COVID-19 and its associations with preventive health behaviour and prosocial behaviour during the pandemic: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.
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DOI：
10.1017/s0033291721001306
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发表时间：
2023-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Leander NP
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作者：
Han Q;Zheng B;Cristea M;Agostini M;Bélanger JJ;Gützkow B;Kreienkamp J;PsyCorona Collaboration;Leander NP
政府控制 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行的政策和措施的有效实施需要公众的遵守。本研究旨在探讨在 COVID-19 控制方面对政府的信任与采取推荐的健康行为和亲社会行为之间的横向和纵向关联，以及大流行期间对政府信任的潜在决定因素。本研究分析了 PsyCorona 调查的数据，该调查是一个关于 COVID-19 的国际项目，其中包括来自 23 个国家/地区的 23,733 名参与者（按国家/地区划分的年龄和性别分布），以及 7785 名完成了后续调查的参与者。规范曲线分析用于检查对政府的信任与自我报告行为之间的并发关联。我们进一步使用结构方程模型来探索政府信任的潜在决定因素。使用多级线性回归来检查基线信任与纵向行为变化之间的关联。在规范曲线分析中，对政府在 COVID-19 控制方面的较高信任度与较高的健康行为（洗手、避免拥挤的空间、自我隔离）和亲社会行为的采用率显着相关（标准化中位数 β = 0.173 和 0.229，p < 0.001）。政府被认为组织良好，传播了有关 COVID-19 的明确信息和知识，并且感知的公平性与对政府的信任呈正相关（标准化 β = 0.358、0.230、0.056 和 0.249，p < 0.01）。基线调查中较高的信任度与随时间推移健康行为下降率较低显着相关（交互作用 p = 0.001）。这些结果凸显了信任政府在控制 COVID-19 方面的重要性。
The effective implementation of government policies and measures for controlling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires compliance from the public. This study aimed to examine cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of trust in government regarding COVID-19 control with the adoption of recommended health behaviours and prosocial behaviours, and potential determinants of trust in government during the pandemic. This study analysed data from the PsyCorona Survey, an international project on COVID-19 that included 23 733 participants from 23 countries (representative in age and gender distributions by country) at baseline survey and 7785 participants who also completed follow-up surveys. Specification curve analysis was used to examine concurrent associations between trust in government and self-reported behaviours. We further used structural equation model to explore potential determinants of trust in government. Multilevel linear regressions were used to examine associations between baseline trust and longitudinal behavioural changes. Higher trust in government regarding COVID-19 control was significantly associated with higher adoption of health behaviours (handwashing, avoiding crowded space, self-quarantine) and prosocial behaviours in specification curve analyses (median standardised β = 0.173 and 0.229, p < 0.001). Government 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, 0.056, and 0.249, p < 0.01). Higher trust at baseline survey was significantly associated with lower rate of decline in health behaviours over time (p for interaction = 0.001). These results highlighted the importance of trust in government in the control of COVID-19.