Global Consciousness Predicts Behavioral Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Empirical Evidence From 35 Cultures.

Autor:	Chen SX; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong., Ng JCK; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong., Hui BPH; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong., Au AKY; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong., Lam BCP; The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia., Wu WCH; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong., Pun N; Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong., Beattie P; The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong., Welzel C; Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany.; National Research University - Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia., Liu JH; Massey University, North Shore Auckland, New Zealand.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Social psychological and personality science [Soc Psychol Personal Sci] 2023 Jun; Vol. 14 (5), pp. 662-671. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 16.
DOI:	10.1177/19485506221124392
Abstrakt:	COVID-19 has drastically changed human behaviors and posed a threat to globalism by spurring a resurgence of nationalism. Promoting prosocial behavior within and across borders is of paramount importance for global cooperation to combat pandemics. To examine both self-report and actual prosocial behavior, we conducted the first empirical test of global consciousness theory in a multinational study of 35 cultures ( N = 18,171 community adults stratified by age, gender, and region of residence). Global consciousness encompassed cosmopolitan orientation, identification with all humanity, and multicultural acquisition, whereas national consciousness reflected ethnic protection. Both global consciousness and national consciousness positively predicted perceived risk of coronavirus and concern about coronavirus, after controlling for interdependent self-construal. While global consciousness positively predicted prosocial behavior in response to COVID-19, national consciousness positively predicted defensive behavior. These findings shed light on overcoming national parochialism and provide a theoretical framework for the study of global unity and cooperation. Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. (© The Author(s) 2022.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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