ABSTRACT

As one of the biggest challenges facing mankind in recent history, the COVID-19 pandemic has had profound impact on the United States. However, government responses ranging from stay-at-home orders to temporary closing of nonessential businesses are not palatable for everyone. This study examines how cultural cognition, risk perception, and discrete emotions influence Americans’ support for COVID-19 responses. We found that compared to communitarians and egalitarians, individualists and hierarchists were less likely to support COVID-19 responses. In addition, fear and anger mediated the relationship between risk perception and public support in the opposite direction. The highlight of this study is the moderating role of cultural cognition. Specifically, individualistic worldviews significantly moderated anger’s mediation effect on the relationship between risk perception and support for COVID-19 responses.

摘要

作为近代史上人类面临的最大挑战之一，COVID-19 大流行对美国产生了深远影响。然而，从居家令到暂时关闭非必要业务的政府应对措施并不适合所有人。本研究探讨了文化认知、风险感知和离散情绪如何影响美国人对 COVID-19 应对措施的支持。我们发现，与社群主义者和平等主义者相比，个人主义者和等级主义者不太可能支持 COVID-19 应对措施。此外，恐惧和愤怒在相反方向上调节风险感知和公众支持之间的关系。本研究的亮点在于文化认知的调节作用。具体来说，