Data and Code for the paper : Confidence in social institutions, perceived vulnerability and the adoption of recommended protective behaviors in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113477
Highlights
- Confidence in Social Institutions increase adoption protective measures.
- In Brazil, confidence in the government is negative related to adopting protective measures.
- Self-Confidence increases use of protective measures.
- Fear and perceived risk of infection increase the adoption of protective measures.
Storopoli, J., Braga da Silva Neto, W. L., & Mesch, G. S. (2020). Confidence in social institutions, perceived vulnerability and the adoption of recommended protective behaviors in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Science & Medicine, 265, 113477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113477
@article{storopoliConfidenceSocialInstitutions2020a,
title = {Confidence in Social Institutions, Perceived Vulnerability and the Adoption of Recommended Protective Behaviors in {{Brazil}} during the {{COVID}}-19 Pandemic},
author = {Storopoli, Jose and {Braga da Silva Neto}, Wilson Levy and Mesch, Gustavo S.},
year = {2020},
month = nov,
journal = {Social Science \& Medicine},
volume = {265},
pages = {113477},
issn = {0277-9536},
doi = {10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113477},
abstract = {The current worldwide COVID19 pandemic has required the rapid and drastic adoption of social distancing and protective measures as the leading method for reducing the spread of the disease and death. The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors associated with the adoption of such measures in a large sample of the Brazilian population. We relied on recreancy theory, which argues that confidence in the ability of social institutions and perceived vulnerability to the disease are central factors predicting the adoption of these behaviors. Our results, drawn from 7554 respondents, indicate that self-confidence in the ability to carry out these behaviors, confidence in the ability of social institutions such as the government, hospitals, health workers and the media to cope with the pandemic crisis, and risk perceptions are associated with the adoption of preventive behaviors. Our results expand the recreancy theory and show that beyond the main effects, the effect of perceived vulnerability depends on the values of self-confidence and confidence in social institutions. The theoretical implications of the findings are discussed.},
language = {en},
keywords = {COVID19,Perceived Risk,Preventive Behavior,Recreancy theory},
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