Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States of America.
PLoS One. 2021 Dec 28;16(12):e0261858. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261858. eCollection 2021.
As a first line of defense to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, people reduced social contacts to avoid pathogen exposure. Using a panel of countries, this research suggests that this was amplified in societies characterized by high social support and future orientation. People reacted more strongly in dense environments; government orders had more effect in high power distance societies. Conversely, a focus on accomplishments was associated with lower changes. Understanding people's actual behaviors in response to health threats across societies is of great importance for epidemiology, public health, international business, and for the functioning of humanity as a whole.
作为 2020 年应对 COVID-19 大流行的第一道防线，人们减少了社会接触以避免病原体暴露。本研究使用一组国家的面板数据表明，在具有高度社会支持和未来导向的社会中，这种情况更为明显。在人口密集的环境中，人们的反应更为强烈；在权力距离较大的社会中，政府命令的效果更为显著。相反，关注成就与较低的变化有关。了解人们在应对跨社会健康威胁时的实际行为对于流行病学、公共卫生、国际商业以及整个人类的正常运作都具有重要意义。
