How national leaders keep 'us' safe: A longitudinal, four-nation study exploring the role of identity leadership as a predictor of adherence to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate whether citizens' adherence to health-protective non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted by identity leadership, wherein leaders are perceived to create a sense of shared national identity.

Design

Observational two-wave study. Hypotheses testing was conducted with structural equation modelling.

Setting

Data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic in China, Germany, Israel and the USA in April/May 2020 and four weeks later.

Participants

Adults in China (n=548, 66.6% women), Germany (n=182, 78% women), Israel (n=198, 51.0% women) and the USA (n=108, 58.3% women).

Measures

Identity leadership (assessed by the four-item Identity Leadership Inventory Short-Form) at Time 1, perceived shared na

SUBMITTER: Frenzel SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9091491 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature