Shared fate was associated with sustained cooperation during the COVID-19 pandemic

D Guevara Beltran, JD Ayers, S Claessens, J Alcock… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Did the COVID-19 pandemic bring people together or push them apart? While infectious
diseases tend to push people apart, crises can also bring people together through positive …

The contribution of risk perception and social norms to reported preventive behaviour against selected vector-borne diseases in Guyana

I Lopes-Rafegas, H Cox, T Mora, E Sicuri - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Preventing vector-borne diseases (VBDs) mainly relies on effective vector control tools and
strategies, which in turn depend on population acceptance and adherence. Inspired by the …

[HTML][HTML] Bi-directional associations between mask usage and beliefs about reasons for masking before and after the downgrading of the legal status of COVID-19 in …

M Murakami - International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 2023 - Elsevier
It is important to clarify the bi-directional associations between mask usage and mask-usage
motivations. Therefore, this study clarified the changes in mask usage and beliefs about …

Vaccine hesitancy and trust in sub-Saharan Africa

K Unfried, J Priebe - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Lack of trust is a primary reason behind the global rise in vaccine hesitancy. Existing
research on the trust—vaccine hesitancy nexus has almost exclusively focused on COVID …

Social norm dynamics in a behavioral epidemic model on multiplex networks

C Charalambous - arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.11887, 2024 - arxiv.org
Understanding the social determinants influencing preventive measures adoption during
epidemics is crucial for effective disease modeling and policy making. While traditional …

Behind the Mask: Analyzing the Dual Influence of Social Norms on Pandemic Behavior in Japan1

A Miura, A Murayama… - Japanese Psychological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study examines the relationship between social norms and mask‐wearing behavior
during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Japan from two distinct normative perspectives: injunctive …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 und COVID-19: Von der Krise zur Lösung

S Bilodeau, Š Šalamon, A Ewing, Y Bar-Yam… - WHN …, 2024 - whn.global
Die andauernden globalen Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie verursachen weiterhin
erheblichen Schaden. Zahlreiche Studien weisen darauf hin, dass selbst milde Infektionen …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: From Crisis to Solution

S Bilodeau, Š Šalamon, A Ewing, Y Bar-Yam… - WHN …, 2024 - whn.global
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic persists, causing significant harm. Extensive
evidence indicates that even mild infections and reinfections can result in symptomatic and …

[PDF][PDF] SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: From Crisis to Solution

Š Šalamon, A Ewing, G Fox, S Bilodeau, C Gershenson… - 2024 - researchgate.net
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic persists, causing significant harm. Extensive
evidence indicates that even mild infections and reinfections can result in symptomatic and …

[PDF][PDF] Helping in Times of Need Cultivates Empathic Concern Over Time

DG Beltran, JD Ayers, JY Kwon, PM Todd, A Aktipis - osf.io
We test the hypothesis that wealth is associated with lower empathic concern because
wealthier people experience fewer challenges and give help less often to people in need …