Beyond the surface: accounting for confounders in understanding the link between collectivism and COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

ABSTRACT: According to the parasite-stress theory, collectivism serves as a trait of ingroup assortative sociality, providing defense against infectious diseases. This study investigated the association between cultural collectivism and COVID-19 severity at the state (Study 1: N = 51), county (Study 2: N = 3,133), and daily (Study 3: N = 52,806) levels from the beginning of 2020 to the end of 2022. State-level collectivism was assessed using two distinct measures: the U.S. collectivism index, focusing on social interconnectedness and interdependence, and the subjective-culture individualism-collectivism index (reversed), capturing attitudes and beliefs related to religion, abortion, and same-sex marriage. By employing random-intercept multilevel models, the results demonstrated significant and negat

SUBMITTER: Ma MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10413761 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature