Solidaristic behavior and its limits: A qualitative study about German and Swiss residents’ behaviors towards public health measures during COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020

Performing publics of science in the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study in Austria, Bolivia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, and Portugal

“…Pharmaceutical companies for sure have influenced these decisions. In contrast, the participants based in Germany frequently assumed a stance of trusting publics, which is in line with results from past studies (Hangel et al, 2022;Wellcome Global Monitor, 2021), referring to their trust in key expert figures providing scientific support to government measures (Leidecker-Sandmann et al, 2022):…”

Young Adults’ Perceptions of Intergenerational Solidarity and Conflict: The Renegotiation of Compliance with Restrictions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Furthermore, our participants mentioned occasions when their physical distancing and mask-wearing behaviours were not reciprocated by older people. This is corroborated by Hangel and colleagues (2022), who found young people in Germany and Switzerland complaining about the elderly’s lack of solidarity. Moreover, it was found that both young and old mentioned tensions regarding differential interpretations of and adherence to government regulations (Schneiders et al, 2022).…”

Newspaper coverage on solidarity and personal responsibility in the COVID-19 pandemic: A content analysis from Germany and German-speaking Switzerland

“…Second, solidarity has been acknowledged early in the pandemic as a prerequisite to compliance with COVID-19 policies ( Cammett & Lieberman, 2020 ). Indeed, people in German-speaking Switzerland and Germany perceived solidarity as an important motivator for compliance in the early stages of the pandemic ( Hangel et al, 2022 ; Liekefett & Becker, 2021 ; Zimmermann et al, 2022 ). Also, mask-wearing was repeatedly associated with solidaristic motivation ( Cheng, Lam, & Leung, 2020 ; Zimmermann, Eichinger, et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Findings from a 9-country qualitative interview study on solidarity in the COVID-19 pandemic indicate that policies overly focusing on personal responsibility might counteract people's motivation for solidarity (manuscript under review). Collective responsibility, however, has been found to motivate people to comply with COVID-19-related policies ( Hangel et al, 2022 ), including using contact tracing technology ( Lucivero et al, 2022 ), wearing masks ( Zimmermann, Eichinger, Schönweitz, & Buyx, 2021 ), and getting vaccinated ( Liu, Ao, Zhao, & Zhang, 2022 ). In a white paper written through the COVID-19 Rapid Response Impact Initiative, Cammett and Lieberman stressed the importance of solidarity-promoting public messaging already in March 2020, emphasizing the central role of mass media and societal leaders in that context ( Cammett & Lieberman, 2020 ).…”