TY - JOUR
T1 - What Should I do and Who’s to blame? A cross-national study on youth’s attitudes and beliefs in times of COVID-19
AU - De moor, Elisabeth L.
AU - Cheng, Ting-yu
AU - Spitzer, Jenna E.
AU - Berger, Christian
AU - Carrizales, Alexia
AU - Garandeau, Claire F.
AU - Gerbino, Maria
AU - Hawk, Skyler T.
AU - Kaniušonytė, Goda
AU - Kumru, Asiye
AU - Malonda, Elisabeth
AU - Rovella, Anna
AU - Shen, Yuh-ling
AU - Taylor, Laura K.
AU - Van zalk, Maarten
AU - Branje, Susan
AU - Carlo, Gustavo
AU - Padilla walker, Laura
AU - Van der graaff, Jolien
A2 - Slobodskaya, Helena R.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - The COVID-19 crisis has had a major impact on youth. This study examined factors associated with youth’s attitudes towards their government’s response to the pandemic and their blaming of individuals from certain risk groups, ethnic backgrounds, and countries or regions. In a sample of 5,682 young adults (Mage = 22) from 14 countries, lower perceived burden due to COVID-19, more collectivistic and less individualistic values, and more empathy were associated with more positive attitudes towards the government and less blaming of individuals of certain groups. Youth’s social identification with others in the pandemic mediated these associations in the same direction, apart from the COVID-19 burden on attitudes, which had a positive indirect effect. No evidence of country-level moderation was found.
AB - The COVID-19 crisis has had a major impact on youth. This study examined factors associated with youth’s attitudes towards their government’s response to the pandemic and their blaming of individuals from certain risk groups, ethnic backgrounds, and countries or regions. In a sample of 5,682 young adults (Mage = 22) from 14 countries, lower perceived burden due to COVID-19, more collectivistic and less individualistic values, and more empathy were associated with more positive attitudes towards the government and less blaming of individuals of certain groups. Youth’s social identification with others in the pandemic mediated these associations in the same direction, apart from the COVID-19 burden on attitudes, which had a positive indirect effect. No evidence of country-level moderation was found.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0279366
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0279366
M3 - Article
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 17
SP - 1
EP - 20
JO - PLoS One
JF - PLoS One
IS - 12
M1 - e0279366
ER -