Intergenerational conflicts of interest and prosocial behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

PsyCorona Collaboration

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2020.110535

Intergenerational conflicts of interest and prosocial behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic presents threats, such as severe disease and economic hardship, to people of different ages. These threats can also be experienced asymmetrically across age groups, which could lead to generational differences in behavioral responses to reduce the spread of the disease. We report a survey conducted across 56 societies (N = 58,641), and tested pre-registered hypotheses about how age relates to (a) perceived personal costs during the pandemic, (b) prosocial COVID-19 responses (e.g., social distancing), and (c) support for behavioral regulations (e.g., mandatory quarantine, vaccination). We further tested whether the relation between age and prosocial COVID-19 responses can be explained by perceived personal costs during the pandemic. Overall, we found that older people perceived more costs of contracting the virus, but less costs in daily life due to the pandemic. However, age displayed no clear, robust associations with prosocial COVID-19 responses and support for behavioral regulations. We discuss the implications of this work for understanding the potential intergenerational conflicts of interest that could occur during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original language	English
Article number	110535
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	171
Early online date	17 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110535
Publication status	Published - Mar 2021

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The authors thank Jellie Sierksma for her comments on an earlier draft of this article.>[Table presented], The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: New York University Abu Dhabi (VCDSF/75-71015), the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund), the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/00086), and fellowship from China Scholarship Council (201806200119) awarded to Shuxian Jin. The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: New York University Abu Dhabi ( VCDSF/75-71015 ), the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund), the Instituto de Salud Carlos III ( COV20/00086 ), and fellowship from China Scholarship Council ( 201806200119 ) awarded to Shuxian Jin.

Funders	Funder number
Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
New York University Abu Dhabi	VCDSF/75-71015
China Scholarship Council	201806200119
Instituto de Salud Carlos III	COV20/00086
Not added	20KK0056

Keywords

Age
COVID-19
Cross-cultural
Prosocial behavior
Social dilemma

UN SDGs

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