Why tightness alone is not enough
The varying anti-pathogenic effects of rational values and cultural tightness at different phases of the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4227895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Christopher Schopf (0000-0003-2273-6417, Keimyung University, Republic of Korea) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 2936-2950 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053211073861 |
| PMID | 35125010 |
| OpenAlex | W4210376551 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 31 |
Gelfand et al. demonstrated that tight cultural norms lowered COVID-19 transmissions and deaths, but can't account for the lag between the beginning of the pandemic and the significance of tightness. Rational values help citizens adopt novel behavioral norms necessary to inhibit viral transmission. Multiple regression analysis on COVID-19 cases and deaths within twelve 25-day stages of the pandemic revealed that rational values were particularly significant in subduing COVID-19 cases and deaths by facilitating citizen adoption of novel behavioral norms during the acceleration phase of two pandemic waves. Rationality's significance was highly correlated with the period to period increase in cases r(7) = −0.9, p < 0.001 and deaths, r(7) = −0.72, p < 0.05. Tightness became significant several months into the pandemic only after novel norms had become widely accepted. While rational values facilitate speedy adoption of effective anti-viral behavioral norms, tightness exerts pressure on citizens to comply with the new norms
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cultural values · Disease · Pandemic · Political science · Rationality · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Social science · Sociology · Transmission (telecommunications · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Medicine · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Demography · Internal Medicine · Law · Social Psychology · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |