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Who do we trust and how do we cope with COVID-19? A mixed-methods sequential exploratory approach to understanding supportive messages across 35 cultures

Psychology

Who do we trust and how do we cope with COVID-19? A mixed-methods sequential exploratory approach to understanding supportive messages across 35 cultures

A. K. Y. Au, J. C. K. Ng, et al.

This innovative mixed-methods study explores the intricate relationship between trust and coping mechanisms during the early COVID-19 pandemic, analyzing data from 35 cultures. Discover how trusted figures like God, government, and healthcare shaped our responses to the crisis, as investigated by Algae K Y Au, Jacky C K Ng, Wesley C H Wu, and Sylvia Xiaohua Chen.

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Abstract
This mixed-methods study examined the link between trust and coping mechanisms during the early COVID-19 pandemic across 35 cultures. Qualitative data from 10,072 supportive messages revealed five trusted targets (God, a larger "us," country/government, science/healthcare, and those affected) and six coping strategies (interpersonal/social, religious/spiritual, acceptance, blame, wishful thinking, and strength-based). A quantitative analysis showed that individualism, cultural tightness, globalization, and pandemic severity differentially affected trusted targets and coping strategies.
Publisher
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
Published On
May 30, 2023
Authors
Algae K Y Au, Jacky C K Ng, Wesley C H Wu, Sylvia Xiaohua Chen
Tags
trust
coping mechanisms
COVID-19
cultures
qualitative data
quantitative analysis
healthcare

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