Faith in Trump, Moral Foundations, and Social Distancing  Defiance During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Graham, Amanda; Cullen, Francis T.; Pickett, Justin T.; Jonson, Cheryl Lero; Haner, Murat; Sloan, Melissa M.

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“…At the same time, though, social identity processes also have a role to play in this linkage in so far as they structure followers’ apprehension of both (a) the quality of leaders’ actions and (b) the outcomes that matter in a crisis. Accordingly, while the charisma of Trump and Johnson generally declined as cases of COVID‐19 grew in the United States and United Kingdom, there was still a core of followers for whom it remained undimmed (Graham et al., 2020). Nonetheless, the core point that emerges from the forgoing considerations is that charisma is less an input into the leadership process than an output (Haslam et al., 2020; Steffens et al., 2014).…”

Section: Priority 4: Reinforce Shared Identity Through Ongoing Actionmentioning

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Identity Leadership in a Crisis: A 5R Framework for Learning from Responses to COVID‐19

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Reicher

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Social Issues Policy Review

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The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest global crisis of our lifetimes and leadership has been critical to societies' capacity to deal with it. Here effective leadership has brought people together, provided a clear perspective on what is happening and what response is needed, and mobilised the population to act in the most effective ways to bring the pandemic under control. Informed by a model of identity leadership (Haslam, Reicher & Platow, 2020), this review argues that leaders' ability to do these things is grounded in their ability to represent and advance the shared interests of group members and to create and embed a sense of shared social identity among them (a sense of "us-ness"). For leaders, then, this sense of us-ness is the key resource that they need to marshal in order to harness the support and energy of citizens. The review discusses examples of the successes and failures of different leaders during the pandemic and organises these around five policy priorities related to the 5Rs of identity leadership: Readying, Reflecting, Representing, Realising and Reinforcing. These priorities and associated lessons are relevant not only to the management of COVID-19 but to crisis management and leadership more generally.

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Section: Priority 4: Reinforce Shared Identity Through Ongoing Actionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Identity Leadership in a Crisis: A 5R Framework for Learning from Responses to COVID‐19

Haslam

Steffens

Reicher

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Social Issues Policy Review

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“…A growing body of literature has focused on factors that influence people's cognitive and behavioral response to COVID–19 (e.g., Charles et al, 2020 ; Graham et al, 2020 ; Haischer et al, 2020 ; McFadden et al, 2020 ; Shao and Hao, 2020 ). Expanding from previous research, we focus on investigating two collective-level factors and one individual-level factor that have received less attention.…”

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“…For example, one study reveals that females and Catholics are more likely to practice social distancing ( Charles et al, 2020 ). Another study finds that faith in President Trump is a strong predictor of refusal to social distance ( Graham et al, 2020 ). Regarding mask wearing, studies find that gender, age, and mask mandate affect one's voluntary mask wearing behavior ( Haischer et al, 2020 ; Knotek II et al, 2020 ).…”

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Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to COVID–19

2021

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The COVID–19 pandemic poses unprecedented risks to the health and well-being of the entire population in the U.S. To control the pandemic, it is imperative for individuals to take precautionary behaviors (e.g., wearing a mask, keeping social distance, washing hands frequently, etc.). The factors that influence individual behavioral response thus warrants a close examination. Using survey data for respondents from 10 states merged with state-level data, our study represents a pioneering effort to reveal contextual and individual social capital factors that explain public mask wearing in response to COVID–19. Findings of logistic multilevel regression show that the COVID–19 death rate and political control of government at the state level along with one's social capital at the individual level altogether influence whether people decide to wear face masks. These findings contribute to the rapidly growing literature and have policy implications for mitigating the pandemic's devastating impact on the American public.

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“…There is some evidence of a positive correlation between high scores in the binding moral foundations and an intent to defy social distancing rules. 37 Further, the compliance data will be used to explore whether respondents who are more likely to comply with the selected scenario have a specific pattern of preferences. We will also explore the impact of socioeconomic characteristics, experiences with COVID-19 and views on government handling on compliance.…”

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Understanding public preferences and trade-offs for government responses during a pandemic: a protocol for a discrete choice experiment in the UK

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IntroductionSocial distancing and lockdown measures are among the main government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures aim to limit the COVID-19 infection rate and reduce the mortality rate of COVID-19. Given we are likely to see local lockdowns until a treatment or vaccine for COVID-19 is available, and their effectiveness depends on public acceptability, it is important to understand public preference for government responses.Methods and analysisUsing a discrete choice experiment (DCE), this study will investigate the public’s preferences for pandemic responses in the UK. Attributes (and levels) are based on: (1) lockdown measures described in policy documents; (2) literature on preferences for lockdown measures and (3) a social media analysis. Attributes include: lockdown type; lockdown length; postponement of usual non-urgent medical care; number of excess deaths; number of infections; impact on household spending and job losses. We will prepilot the DCE using virtual think aloud interviews with respondents recruited via Facebook. We will collect preference data using an online survey of 4000 individuals from across the four UK countries (1000 per country). We will estimate the relative importance of the attributes, and the trade-offs individuals are willing to make between attributes. We will test if respondents’ preferences differ based on moral attitudes (using the Moral Foundation Questionnaire), socioeconomic circumstances (age, education, economic insecurity, health status), country of residence and experience of COVID-19.Ethics and disseminationThe University of Aberdeen’s College Ethics Research Board (CERB) has approved the study (reference: CERB/2020/6/1974). We will seek CERB approval for major changes from the developmental and pilot work. Peer-reviewed papers will be submitted, and results will be presented at public health and health economic conferences nationally and internationally. A lay summary will be published on the Health Economics Research Unit blog.

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Faith in Trump, Moral Foundations, and Social Distancing Defiance During the Coronavirus Pandemic

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Identity Leadership in a Crisis: A 5R Framework for Learning from Responses to COVID‐19

Identity Leadership in a Crisis: A 5R Framework for Learning from Responses to COVID‐19

Understanding the influence of contextual factors and individual social capital on American public mask wearing in response to COVID–19

Understanding public preferences and trade-offs for government responses during a pandemic: a protocol for a discrete choice experiment in the UK

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