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Explaining compliance with COVID-19 regulation in China and the United States: cultural biases, political trust, and perceptions of risk and protective actions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2024

Meng Yuan Open the ORCID record for Meng Yuan [Opens in a new window] ,
Marcus Mayorga ,
Branden B. Johnson  and
Brendon Swedlow
Meng Yuan*
Affiliation:
School of Public Policy & Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Marcus Mayorga
Affiliation:
Decision Research, Eugene, OR, USA
Branden B. Johnson
Affiliation:
Decision Research, Eugene, OR, USA
Brendon Swedlow
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL, USA
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Correspondence author: Meng Yuan; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

How do cultural biases, trust in government, and perceptions of risk and protective actions influence compliance with regulation of COVID-19? Analyzing Chinese (n = 646) and American public opinion samples (n = 1,325) from spring 2020, we use Grid–Group Cultural Theory and the Protective Action Decision Model to specify, respectively, cultural influences on public risk perceptions and decision-making regarding protective actions. We find that cultural biases mostly affect protective actions indirectly through public perceptions. Regardless of country, hierarchical cultural biases increase protective behaviors via positive perceptions of protective actions. However, other indirect effects of cultural bias via public perceptions vary across both protective actions and countries. Moreover, trust in government only mediates the effect of cultural bias in China and risk perception only mediates the effect of cultural bias in the United States. Our findings suggest that regulators in both countries should craft regulations that are congenial to culturally diverse populations.

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ChinaCOVID-19cultural biasespublic perceptionsregulatory complianceUnited States
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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , June 2024 , pp. 284 - 326
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