Ben Gützkow
A5013811655- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Mind wandering and attention
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Media Influence and Health
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
University of Groningen
2020-2025
Eötvös Loránd University
2023
Udayana University
2023
University of Florida
2023
Maqsut Narikbayev University
2022
Abstract Background The effective implementation of government policies and measures for controlling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires compliance from public. This study aimed to examine cross-sectional longitudinal associations trust in regarding COVID-19 control with adoption recommended health behaviours prosocial behaviours, potential determinants during pandemic. Methods analysed data PsyCorona Survey, an international project on that included 23 733 participants...
During the initial phase of COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. conservative politicians and media downplayed risk both contracting effectiveness recommended health behaviors. Health behavior theories suggest perceived vulnerability to a threat health-protective behaviors determine motivation follow recommendations. Accordingly, we predicted that-as result politicization pandemic-politically Americans would be less likely enact In two longitudinal studies residents, political conservatism was inversely...
Previous studies suggested that public trust in government is vital for implementations of social policies rely on public's behavioural responses. This study examined associations regarding COVID-19 control with recommended health behaviours and prosocial behaviours. Data from an international survey representative samples (N=23,733) 23 countries were analysed. Specification curve analysis showed higher was significantly associated adoption all reasonable specifications multilevel linear...
Cross-societal differences in cooperation and trust among strangers the provision of public goods may be key to understanding how societies are managing COVID-19 pandemic. We report a survey conducted across 41 between March May 2020 ( N = 34,526), test pre-registered hypotheses about cross-societal relate prosocial responses (e.g., social distancing), stringency policies, support for behavioral regulations mandatory quarantine). further tested whether variation institutions ecologies...
Abstract The present paper examines longitudinally how subjective perceptions about COVID-19, one’s community, and the government predict adherence to public health measures reduce spread of virus. Using an international survey ( N = 3040), we test infection risk perception, trust in governmental response communications conspiracy beliefs, social norms on distancing, tightness culture, community punishment various containment-related attitudes behavior. Autoregressive analyses indicate that,...
Understanding the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake is important to inform policy decisions and plan vaccination campaigns. The aims this research were to: (1) explore individual- country-level intentions be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, (2) examine worldwide variation in intentions. This cross-sectional online survey was conducted during first wave pandemic, involving 6697 respondents across 20 countries. Results showed that 72.9% participants reported positive COVID-19, whereas...
The COVID-19 pandemic presents threats, such as severe disease and economic hardship, to people of different ages. These threats can also be experienced asymmetrically across age groups, which could lead generational differences in behavioral responses reduce the spread disease. We report a survey conducted 56 societies (N = 58,641), tested pre-registered hypotheses about how relates (a) perceived personal costs during pandemic, (b) prosocial (e.g., social distancing), (c) support for...
This paper examines whether compliance with COVID-19 mitigation measures is motivated by wanting to save lives or the economy (or both), and which implications this carries fight pandemic. National representative samples were collected from 24 countries (N = 25,435). The main predictors (1) perceived risk contract coronavirus, (2) suffer economic losses due (3) their interaction effect. Individual country-level variables added as covariates in multilevel regression models. We examined...
Abstract Psychological research on the predictors of conspiracy theorizing—explaining important social and political events or circumstances as secret plots by malevolent groups—has flourished in recent years. However, has typically examined only a small number one, of, national contexts. Such approaches make it difficult to examine relative importance predictors, risk overlooking some potentially relevant variables altogether. To overcome this limitation, present study used machine learning...
Abstract The coronavirus pandemic posed a major challenge to mental health. Existing evidence shows that COVID-19 is related poor emotional well-being, particularly among women. However, most work on the subject uses single-country samples, limiting ability generalize disparity or explain it as function of societal variables. present study investigates expression positive and negative emotions during gender across 24 countries ( N = 49,637). Strong differences emerged countries, with women...
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in great loss of life worldwide and shook global economy, required individuals' willingness ability to behave prosocially. To contribute understanding predictors prosociality, we used multilevel models test three previously established pathways prosocial behavior, call “broaden build”, compensation, incapacity pathways. We also tested whether these paths are mediated by general well-being, moderated collective disempowerment, i.e.,...
Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective health behaviors (e.g., national/regional "lockdown") may result in behavioral fatigue ultimately renders such ineffective.Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance.We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this during the COVID-19 pandemic a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries.Although boredom higher...
Tightening social norms is thought to be adaptive for dealing with collective threat yet it may have negative consequences increasing prejudice. The present research investigated the role of desire cultural tightness, triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, in attitudes towards immigrants. We used participant-level data from 41 countries (
Abstract The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a shift toward more traditional division labor–one where women took greater responsibility for household tasks and childcare than men. We tested whether this regressive was acutely perceived experienced by in countries with gender equality. Cross-cultural longitudinal survey data men ( N = 10,238) collected weekly during first few months pandemic. Multilevel modelling analyses, based on seven waves collection, indicated that broadly but not...
We examine how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. From PsyCorona database, we obtained longitudinal data from 23 countries, collected between March May The results demonstrated that although online help to reduce loneliness, people who feel more lonely are less likely use strategy. Solidarity played only a small role shaping lockdown. Thus, it seems must look beyond current focus on contact address Finally, did...
Crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can trigger concerns about loss of employment and changes in work conditions, thereby increase job insecurity. Yet, little is known how perceived insecurity subsequently unfolds over time individual differences habitual coping moderate such a trajectory. Using longitudinal data from 899 US-based participants across 5 waves (March to June 2020), we investigated trajectory during this depended on strategies as planning, reappraisal, distraction. Results latent...
The current research examined the role of values in guiding people's responses to COVID-19. Results from an international study involving 115 countries (N = 61,490) suggest that health and economic threats COVID-19 evoke different values, with implications for controlling coping pandemic. Specifically, predicted prioritization communal related caring others belonging, whereas agentic focused on competition achievement. Concurrently over time, prioritizing was associated enactment prevention...
Understanding how individual beliefs and societal values influence support for measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission is vital developing implementing effective prevention policies. Using both Just World Theory Cultural Dimensions Theory, the present study considered individual-level justice country-level social predict vaccination quarantine policy mandates reduce transmission. Data from an international survey of adults 46 countries (N = 6424) were used evaluate about self others, as...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global health crisis. Consequently, many countries have adopted restrictive measures that substantial change in society. Within this framework, it is reasonable to suppose sentiment of societal discontent, defined as generalized concern about the precarious state society, arisen. Literature shows collectively experienced situations can motivate people help each other. Since discontent conceptualized collective phenomenon, we argue...
Xenophobia and anti-immigrant attacks rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet this may not be solely due to disease threat. According theories of frustration scapegoating, situational obstructions deprivation can motivate prejudice against outgroups. Using a global natural quasi-experimental design, study tests whether restrictiveness national lockdowns explain higher individual-level perceptions immigrant Data 45,894 participants from 23 countries were analyzed. Both lockdown duration...
A variety of public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective health behaviors (e.g., national/ regional “lockdown”) may result in behavioral fatigue ultimately renders such ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for non-compliance. We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this during the COVID-19 pandemic a large cross-national sample 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries. Although boredom...