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How national leaders keep ‘us’ safe : a longitudinal, four-nation study exploring the role of identity leadership as a predictor of adherence to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions
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dc.contributor.author | Frenzel, Svenja B | |
dc.contributor.author | Haslam, S Alexander | |
dc.contributor.author | Junker, Nina M | |
dc.contributor.author | Bolatov, Aidos | |
dc.contributor.author | Erkens, Valerie A | |
dc.contributor.author | Häusser, Jan A | |
dc.contributor.author | Kark, Ronit | |
dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Ines | |
dc.contributor.author | Mojzisch, Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Monzani, Lucas | |
dc.contributor.author | Reicher, Stephen D | |
dc.contributor.author | Samekin, Adil | |
dc.contributor.author | Schuh, Sebastian C | |
dc.contributor.author | Steffens, Niklas K | |
dc.contributor.author | Sultanova, Liliya | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Dijk, Dina | |
dc.contributor.author | van Zyl, Llewellyn E | |
dc.contributor.author | van Dick, Rolf | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-05-18T14:30:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-05-18T14:30:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-05-10 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Frenzel , S B , Haslam , S A , Junker , N M , Bolatov , A , Erkens , V A , Häusser , J A , Kark , R , Meyer , I , Mojzisch , A , Monzani , L , Reicher , S D , Samekin , A , Schuh , S C , Steffens , N K , Sultanova , L , Van Dijk , D , van Zyl , L E & van Dick , R 2022 , ' How national leaders keep ‘us’ safe : a longitudinal, four-nation study exploring the role of identity leadership as a predictor of adherence to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions ' , BMJ Open , vol. 12 , no. 5 , e054980 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054980 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 2044-6055 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE: 279646159 | |
dc.identifier.other | PURE UUID: 3d5095ad-0b35-44dd-9d41-26df11d981bc | |
dc.identifier.other | Jisc: 320328 | |
dc.identifier.other | publisher-id: bmjopen-2021-054980 | |
dc.identifier.other | WOS: 000793953700004 | |
dc.identifier.other | Scopus: 85129790527 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/25403 | |
dc.description | This research was supported by a grant from the German Research Foundation awarded to RvD, NMJ and JAH (DI 848/15-1 and HA 6455/4-1). | en |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives : To investigate whether citizens’ adherence to health-protective non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted by identity leadership, wherein leaders are perceived to create a sense of shared national identity. Design : Observational two-wave study. Hypotheses testing was conducted with structural equation modelling. Setting : Data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, Germany, Israel and the USA in April/May 2020 and four weeks later. Participants : Adults in China (n=548, 66.6% women), Germany (n=182, 78% women), Israel (n=198, 51.0% women) and the USA (n=108, 58.3% women). Measures : Identity leadership (assessed by the four-item Identity Leadership Inventory Short-Form) at Time 1, perceived shared national identification (PSNI; assessed with four items) and adherence to health-protective NPIs (assessed with 10 items that describe different health-protective interventions; for example, wearing face masks) at Time 2. Results : Identity leadership was positively associated with PSNI (95% CI 0.11 to 0.30, p<0.001) in all countries. This, in turn, was related to more adherence to health-protective NPIs in all countries (95% CI 0.03 to 0.36, 0.001≤p≤0.017) except Israel (95% CI −0.03 to 0.27, p=0.119). In Germany, the more people saw Chancellor Merkel as engaging in identity leadership, the more they adhered to health-protective NPIs (95% CI 0.04 to 0.18, p=0.002). In the USA, in contrast, the more people perceived President Trump as engaging in identity leadership, the less they adhered to health-protective NPIs (95% CI −0.17 to −0.04, p=0.002). Conclusions : National leaders can make a difference by promoting a sense of shared identity among their citizens because people are more inclined to follow health-protective NPIs to the extent that they feel part of a united ‘us’. However, the content of identity leadership (perceptions of what it means to be a nation’s citizen) is essential, because this can also encourage people to disregard such recommendations. | |
dc.format.extent | 10 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMJ Open | en |
dc.rights | Copyright © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. | en |
dc.subject | Global health | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en |
dc.subject | Health policy | en |
dc.subject | Public health | en |
dc.subject | JC Political theory | en |
dc.subject | JS Local government Municipal government | en |
dc.subject | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject.lcc | JC | en |
dc.subject.lcc | JS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA0421 | en |
dc.title | How national leaders keep ‘us’ safe : a longitudinal, four-nation study exploring the role of identity leadership as a predictor of adherence to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.description.version | Publisher PDF | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Organic Semiconductor Centre | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscience | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Equality, Diversity & Inclusion | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054980 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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