AUTHOR=Wang Zhuo , Li Yi , Xu Ruiqing , Yang Haoting 

TITLE=How culture orientation influences the COVID-19 pandemic: An empirical analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.899730

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.899730

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=This study investigates how collectivism and individualism influences the COVID-19 Pandemic outcome based on the sociological theory of the Collectivism-Individualism culture dimension of Hofstede. Adopting an econometric model of cross-section regression, mediational analysis, and moderation analysis, a significant relationship was found that Collectivism-Individualism culture orientation influences the mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also been found that policy responses mediate the cultural influence, and it is also moderated by other culture-related factors.