Economic insecurity and compliance with the COVID-19 restrictions.

ABSTRACT: The present research investigates economic insecurity as one potential determinant of citizens' compliance with restrictive policies implemented to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Two pre-registered studies (N _{Study 1} = 305; N _{Study 2} = 175) were conducted in France during the second and the third wave of the pandemic to test correlational (Study 1) and causal (Study 2) links between economic insecurity, perceived constraints, and transgressions (self-reported, Study 1; intended, Study 2). We hypothesized that the effect of economic insecurity is particularly strong for restrictions involving social affiliations (e.g., not meeting with friends and families). Results indicated that economic insecurity indeed increases perceived constraints and th

SUBMITTER: Normand A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9015462 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature