TY - JOUR
T1 - The distinct associations of ingroup attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic
T2 - Evidence from a multilevel investigation in 21 countries
AU - McLamore, Quinnehtukqut
AU - Syropoulos, Stylianos
AU - Leidner, Bernhard
AU - Hirschberger, Gilad
AU - van Bezouw, Maarten J.
AU - Rovenpor, Daniel
AU - Paladino, Maria Paola
AU - Baumert, Anna
AU - Bilewicz, Michal
AU - Bilgen, Arda
AU - Chatard, Armand
AU - Chekroun, Peggy
AU - Chinchilla, Juana
AU - Choi, Hoon Seok
AU - Euh, Hyun
AU - Gomez, Angel
AU - Kardos, Peter
AU - Khoo, Ying Hooi
AU - Li, Mengyao
AU - Légal, Jean Baptiste
AU - Loughnan, Steve
AU - Mari, Silvia
AU - Tan-Mansukhani, Roseann
AU - Muldoon, Orla
AU - Noor, Masi
AU - Petrović, Nebojša
AU - Selvanathan, Hema Preya
AU - Uluğ, Özden Melis
AU - Wohl, Michael J.
AU - Yeung, Wai Lan Victoria
AU - Young, Kevin
AU - Zein, Rizqy Amelia
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 British Psychological Society.
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - While public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic transcend national borders, practical efforts to combat them are often instantiated at the national level. Thus, national group identities may play key roles in shaping compliance with and support for preventative measures (e.g., hygiene and lockdowns). Using data from 25,159 participants across representative samples from 21 nations, we investigated how different modalities of ingroup identification (attachment and glorification) are linked with reactions to the coronavirus pandemic (compliance and support for lockdown restrictions). We also examined the extent to which the associations of attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic are mediated through trust in information about the coronavirus pandemic from scientific and government sources. Multilevel models suggested that attachment, but not glorification, was associated with increased trust in science and compliance with federal COVID-19 guidelines. However, while both attachment and glorification were associated with trust in government and support for lockdown restrictions, glorification was more strongly associated with trust in government information than attachment. These results suggest that both attachment and glorification can be useful for promoting public health, although glorification's role, while potentially stronger, is restricted to pathways through trust in government information.
AB - While public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic transcend national borders, practical efforts to combat them are often instantiated at the national level. Thus, national group identities may play key roles in shaping compliance with and support for preventative measures (e.g., hygiene and lockdowns). Using data from 25,159 participants across representative samples from 21 nations, we investigated how different modalities of ingroup identification (attachment and glorification) are linked with reactions to the coronavirus pandemic (compliance and support for lockdown restrictions). We also examined the extent to which the associations of attachment and glorification with responses to the coronavirus pandemic are mediated through trust in information about the coronavirus pandemic from scientific and government sources. Multilevel models suggested that attachment, but not glorification, was associated with increased trust in science and compliance with federal COVID-19 guidelines. However, while both attachment and glorification were associated with trust in government and support for lockdown restrictions, glorification was more strongly associated with trust in government information than attachment. These results suggest that both attachment and glorification can be useful for promoting public health, although glorification's role, while potentially stronger, is restricted to pathways through trust in government information.
KW - attachment
KW - COVID-19
KW - glorification
KW - trust in government
KW - trust in science
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85144120375&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/bjso.12614
DO - 10.1111/bjso.12614
M3 - Article
C2 - 36507575
AN - SCOPUS:85144120375
SN - 0144-6665
VL - 62
SP - 992
EP - 1012
JO - British Journal of Social Psychology
JF - British Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -