The COVID-19 pandemic was, and continues to be, extraordinary in many ways, forcing
governments around the world to implement equally extraordinary preventive measures …

COVID-19 has affected all aspects of human life so far. From the outset of the pandemic,
preventing the spread of COVID-19 through the observance of health protocols, especially …

In the wake of mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in 2021, significant differences in
vaccine skepticism emerged across Europe, with Eastern European countries in particular …

Political decisions, constellations, and behaviors exert a large influence of the dynamics of
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Sars‐CoV‐2) pandemic. Politics …

Governments can underreport Covid-19 mortality to make their performance appear more
successful than it is. Autocracies are more likely to 'fudge'these data since many autocratic …

Objective This article reassesses the gender differences in COVID‐19 attitudes and
behavior found in previous studies by examining to what extent the gender gap in the …

Confronted with stalled vaccination efforts against COVID-19, many governments embraced
mandates and other measures to incentivize vaccination that excluded the unvaccinated …

Restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 have required widespread compliance over
long periods, but citizens' attitudes to these often change over time. Here, we examine the …

Although it is argued that organizational leaders' perceptions of external shocks determine
organizations' willingness to prepare for future shocks, insights on the sensemaking …

Cognitive load reduces both empathy and prosocial behaviour. However, studies
demonstrating these effects have induced cognitive load in a temporally limited, artificial …