The Impact of Political Trust Among the Egyptian Youth on Adaptation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study aimed to test the impact of pandemic-related trust on the selfreported coping mechanisms of Egyptian youth in adapting to COVID-19 in the midst of the pandemic. Researcher-administered questionnaires were completed by a total of 610 respondents, ranging in age from 18 to 39 years old. Three simple regression models were employed using the MPlus general modeling program.Findings supported the three hypotheses, showing that pandemicrelated trust was a positive predictor for each of the three dimensions of adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic: compliance with pandemic control measures, support for pandemic control measures, and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines.