Solidarity as a companion virtue in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Galang, Joseph Renus F; Gopez, Jose Ma W; Capulong, Harvey Gain M; Gozum, Ivan Efreaim A

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdab024

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“…This mirrors a well-known divide in public health ethics: individualistic versus communal considerations [6]. Particularly in the context of epidemics and pandemics, public health scholars have called for relational, solidaristic views on public health ethics [7,8], especially in the global health context [9]. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020, scientific evidence for the effectiveness on the general, broad use of face masks was lacking.…”

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Face mask uptake in the absence of mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study with Swiss residents

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Background In the COVID-19 pandemic, Switzerland introduced broad nationwide face mask mandates only by October 2020, later than other Western European countries. This study aims to assess the underlying values and considerations of individuals to wear face masks in the absence of face mask mandates in the COVID-19 pandemic in German-speaking Switzerland. Methods As part of the “Solidarity in times of a pandemic” (SolPan) research commons, we interviewed 31 participants living in the German-speaking part of Switzerland in April 2020 and 25 of them again in October 2020. Qualitative inductive thematic analysis was applied for data analysis and interpretation. Public health ethics principles guided the interpretation and organization of findings. Results Five themes were identified: Trust and governmental policy; perceived benefits of mask-wearing; perceived risks of mask-wearing; social exclusion and prejudice; and decision-making in the absence of mandates. In light of increasing infection rates in October 2020, many participants started to consider the benefits higher than the risks and were willing to accept face mask mandates in that context, despite earlier reservations. Conclusions The absence of face mask mandates underline individual autonomy but may also suppress personal responsibility due to social influence. Face masks are only temporarily acceptable in liberal Western societies and face mask mandates should be enforced only when epidemiologically necessary.

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Face mask uptake in the absence of mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study with Swiss residents

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“…People often rely on solidarity to hold society together when faced with a crisis. In pandemics specifically, people need to support each other to get through a period when a virus threatens not just their physical health but also their mental health and social well-being (Ho & Dascalu, 2020;Galang et al, 2021). Similarly, the analysis of the items of the scale developed in this study showed that people tend to help others in every way that they can.…”

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Validity and Reliability of the Solidarity in Pandemics Scale

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Eryiğit²,

Tunç³

et al. 2022

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This study developed a measure of solidarity levels during pandemics, the Solidarity in Pandemics Scale (SPS). This was achieved using a study group of 842 individuals aged between 18 and 65 from different segments of society who had experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and differed in age, gender, and socioeconomic status. Exploratory factor analysis was used to establish the construct validity of the scale, producing a 15-item scale with a one-dimensional structure that explained 34.36% of the variance. Confirmatory factor analysis using a different study group revealed that all items have significant t-values, and the model established according to model fit indexes has meaningful and acceptable fit values. The internal consistency of the scale results was calculated using the Cronbach Alpha coefficient, and a reliability of .85 in terms of internal consistency was obtained. Test-retest reliability results as another indicator of reliability were found to be .85. Scores on the Altruism Scale were compared with those on the SPS to evaluate the scale’s criterion validity, and a significant relationship was found between the two scale scores. This analysis indicates that the Solidarity in Pandemics Scale is a valid and reliable psychometric tool.

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“…In a recent correspondence published in this journal, the authors surveyed the sudden engenderment of community pantries in the Philippines as a way of filling the gaps that is supposed to be coming from the government. 1 They also highlighted in another related correspondence that the virtue of solidarity can be our companion to get through this pandemic, 2 and these pantries are definitely an expression of the said virtue. I definitely support the idea of this great initiative from the public and that it was indeed a showcase of Filipino solidarity in times of crisis.…”

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Virtue of solidarity or vice of laziness: Understanding the existence of Philippine community pantries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cordero

2021

Journal of Public Health

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Solidarity as a companion virtue in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 13 publications

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Face mask uptake in the absence of mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study with Swiss residents

Face mask uptake in the absence of mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study with Swiss residents

Validity and Reliability of the Solidarity in Pandemics Scale

Virtue of solidarity or vice of laziness: Understanding the existence of Philippine community pantries during the COVID-19 pandemic

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