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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
Volume 75, Issue 5, Pages 618-630Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/amp0000662
Keywords
COVID-19; trust in government; business confidence; trust in science; mental health
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- Templeton Religion Trust [TRT0196]
- Australian Research Council Future Fellowship Grant [FT150100147]
- Australian Research Council [FT150100147] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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The contagiousness and deadliness of COVID-19 have necessitated drastic social management to halt transmission. The immediate effects of a nationwide lockdown were investigated by comparing matched samples of New Zealanders assessed before (N-prelockdown = 1 , 003) and during the first 18 days of lockdown (N-lockdown = 1,003). Two categories of outcomes were examined: (a) institutional trust and attitudes toward the nation and government and (b) health and well-being. Applying propensity score matching to approximate the conditions of a randomized controlled experiment, the study found that people in the pandemic/lockdown group reported higher trust in science, politicians, and police, higher levels of patriotism, and higher rates of mental distress compared to people in the prelockdown prepandemic group. Results were confirmed in within-subjects analyses. The study highlights social connectedness, resilience, and vulnerability in the face of adversity and has applied implications for bow countries face this global challenge.
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