Researchers have begun exploring the impact of societal culture on Covid-19 outcomes (morbidity and mortality). However, emerging findings need integration with prior literature on societal culture and infectious diseases. Moreover, accumulation of knowledge warrants an update while overcoming certain limitations of samples as well as construct validity concerns. Accordingly, hypotheses are derived based on extant evidence proposing the impact of certain cultural practices on Covid-19 outcomes across countries. These hypotheses are tested using the cultural practice scores from GLOBE studies after controlling for certain covariates identified in literature. Multiple regression results reveal that societal culture significantly explains Covid-19 outcomes beyond the explanation due to control variables. Specifically, power distance and institutional collectivism show negative association with both Covid-19 morbidity and mortality. Additionally, performance orientation shows negative association with Covid-19 morbidity. It appears that power distance may ensure conformity to prescribed behaviors and features of performance orientation may facilitate swift and effective containment of Covid-19 cases. The significance of institutional collectivism—but not in-group collectivism—emerging as the form of collectivism showing negative association with Covid-19 outcomes is also discussed.

研究人员已开始探索社会文化对 Covid-19 结果（发病率和死亡率）的影响。然而，新的发现需要与之前关于社会文化和传染病的文献相结合。此外，知识的积累需要更新，同时克服样本的某些限制以及结构有效性问题。因此，假设是基于现有证据得出的，这些证据表明某些文化习俗对各国 Covid-19 结果的影响。在控制了文献中确定的某些协变量后，使用 GLOBE 研究中的文化实践分数对这些假设进行了测试。多元回归结果显示，社会文化显着解释了 Covid-19 结果，超出了控制变量的解释。具体来说，权力距离和机构集体主义与 Covid-19 发病率和死亡率均呈负相关。此外，绩效导向与 Covid-19 发病率呈负相关。看来权力距离可以确保符合规定的行为，而绩效导向的特征可以促进对 Covid-19 案件的快速有效遏制。还讨论了制度集体主义（但不是团体内集体主义）的重要性，因为集体主义形式与 Covid-19 结果呈负相关。看来权力距离可以确保符合规定的行为，而绩效导向的特征可以促进对 Covid-19 案件的快速有效遏制。还讨论了制度集体主义（但不是团体内集体主义）的重要性，因为集体主义形式与 Covid-19 结果呈负相关。看来权力距离可以确保符合规定的行为，而绩效导向的特征可以促进对 Covid-19 案件的快速有效遏制。还讨论了制度集体主义（但不是团体内集体主义）的重要性，因为集体主义形式与 Covid-19 结果呈负相关。