Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior

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Autor(a) principal: Neumann-Böhme, Sebastian
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Sabat, Iryna, Attema, Arthur E.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/163477
Resumo: Funding Information: This project received funding from the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme of the European Union through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 721402 and was further funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) funds from the Excellence Strategy of the University of Hamburg and other participating universities. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Neumann-Böhme, Sabat and Attema.
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spelling Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavioraltruismbehaviorbehavioral economicsCOVID-19health economicsrisk perceptionsMedicine(all)SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingFunding Information: This project received funding from the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme of the European Union through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 721402 and was further funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) funds from the Excellence Strategy of the University of Hamburg and other participating universities. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Neumann-Böhme, Sabat and Attema.In the Corona pandemic, especially in the phase before vaccines were available, people's risk of infection with COVID-19 was dependent on the adherence to pandemic behaviors (e. g., wearing masks) of others around them. To explore whether altruistic individuals are more likely to engage in pro-social behaviors to protect others during the pandemic, we use data from the European COVID Survey (ECOS). The data was collected in September 2020 and consisted of a representative sample from seven European countries (N = 7,025). Altruism was measured as a deviation from purely self-interested behavior by asking respondents how much they would be willing to donate from an unexpected gain to the equivalent of 1000€. Respondents who were willing to donate more than 0 Euros (68.7%) were treated as altruistic; on average, respondents were willing to donate 11.7% (SD 17.9) of the gain. Controlling for country, sociodemographics, general risk aversion and COVID-specific risk aversion, we find that individuals classified as altruistic were more likely to behave pro-socially. More specifically, we find that altruistic respondents were more likely to wait at home for test results and wear a mask where it is recommended. They would also stay about 1 day longer under quarantine without symptoms after visiting a high-risk country and were less likely to go to a supermarket with COVID symptoms. We find no significant effect for wearing a mask in places where it is mandatory and for inviting more than six people into the house. Furthermore, we find that the subjective risk assessment of COVID-19 also plays a role in these behaviors. Our results support evidence from the literature that suggests that adherence to pro-social pandemic behaviors may be increased if public health officials emphasize the altruistic nature of these behaviors.NOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)RUNNeumann-Böhme, SebastianSabat, IrynaAttema, Arthur E.2024-02-13T00:10:22Z20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/163477eng2813-0146PURE: 83334271https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.871891info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T05:46:57Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/163477Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:59:25.830535Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
title Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
spellingShingle Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
Neumann-Böhme, Sebastian
altruism
behavior
behavioral economics
COVID-19
health economics
risk perceptions
Medicine(all)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
title_short Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
title_full Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
title_fullStr Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
title_full_unstemmed Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
title_sort Altruism and the link to pro-social pandemic behavior
author Neumann-Böhme, Sebastian
author_facet Neumann-Böhme, Sebastian
Sabat, Iryna
Attema, Arthur E.
author_role author
author2 Sabat, Iryna
Attema, Arthur E.
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv NOVA School of Business and Economics (NOVA SBE)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Neumann-Böhme, Sebastian
Sabat, Iryna
Attema, Arthur E.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv altruism
behavior
behavioral economics
COVID-19
health economics
risk perceptions
Medicine(all)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
topic altruism
behavior
behavioral economics
COVID-19
health economics
risk perceptions
Medicine(all)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
description Funding Information: This project received funding from the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme of the European Union through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 721402 and was further funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) funds from the Excellence Strategy of the University of Hamburg and other participating universities. Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Neumann-Böhme, Sabat and Attema.
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