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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