The association between community solidarity and adoption of public health preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional, multi-national sample
Por:
Murphy J., Livings M.S., Wong M., Huang J., Xu W., Caicedo A., Arteaga M.B., Wang H.H.X., Viwattanakulvanid P., Palaganas E.C., de Jesus Medina Arellano M., Soriano G., Withers M.
Publicada:
1 ene 2025
Resumen:
Background Few studies have examined the association between community solidarity and health-related behaviors. This study investigates solidarity in navigating challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We used cross-sectional data from a multi-national survey of 1,346 respondents to examine (1) factors relating to feelings of solidarity, and (2) associations between solidarity and public health preventive behaviors. Results More than half (53.1%) of participants expressed feelings of solidarity; they were more likely to be aged 30 years or over, employed full-time, and residing in Eastern economies. We found a statistically significant association between positive feelings of solidarity and three of five COVID-19 prevention behaviors (social distancing, skipping an event, and masking in public). Those who reported previous influenza vaccination were also more likely to adopt these behaviors. Discussion The findings underscore the potential of fostering community solidarity to enhance prosocial actions amid widespread emergencies. © 2025 Murphy et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Filiaciones:
Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
School of Public & International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United States
The Faculty of Medicine, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
The Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Sha Tin, Hong Kong
School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Quito, Ecuador
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biomedicina iBioMed, Quito, Ecuador
School of Public Health, The Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
University of the Philippines, Baguio, Philippines
Institute for Legal Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, Mexico
Department of Nursing, College of Allied Health, National University, Manila, Philippines
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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