The social cohesion investment: Communities that invested in integration programmes are showing greater social cohesion in the midst of the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic

Lalot, Fanny; Abrams, Dominic; Broadwood, Jo; Hayon, Kaya Davies; Platts-Dunn, Isobel

doi:10.1002/casp.2522

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“…The ndings are consistent with testimonies that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought communities closer together, because it has made them more aware about the consequences and connected them to each other (e.g., Holzwarth, 2020). The ndings are also consistent with the proposition that investing in national, inclusive social cohesion contributes to the formation of stronger, more connected, and more open communities that are better prepared to cope with crisis situations (Lalot et al, 2021).…”

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Social Cohesion Strengthens Compliance With COVID-19 Restrictions: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study

Borinca

Griffin

McHugh

et al. 2021

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Background: Although citizens in countries worldwide took coordinated steps to support collective public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, the processes that encourage citizens to adhere with COVID-19 restrictions are not fully understood. Method: A three-wave study with a sample of Irish citizens (N Wave 1 = 1,800) was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic in order to examine the effect of national trust on individual and normative compliance with COVID-19 restrictions directly or indirectly through social cohesion. Two longitudinal mediation models were tested. Results: In the first model, national trust significantly and positively predicted social cohesion, which in turn significantly and positively predicted personal compliance with COVID-19 restrictions. The second model showed a similar pattern, whereby national trust significantly predicted social cohesion, which in turn predicted normative compliance with the restrictions. Conclusions: National trust and social cohesion both work to promote adherence to COVID19 guidelines.

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Section: Theoretical Implicationssupporting

confidence: 83%

Social Cohesion Strengthens Compliance With COVID-19 Restrictions: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study

Borinca

Griffin

McHugh

et al. 2021

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“…Stigma contributes to disengagement from health‐protective behaviours and can directly contribute to perverse, negative health‐effects (Hatzenbuehler, Phelan, & Link, 2013 ). On the other hand, greater social cohesion has been found to generate more trust in Covid‐19 government measures, which leads to greater adherence to health measures and therefore increased engagement with risk mitigation (Lalot, Abrams, Broadwood, Hayon, & Platts‐Dunn, 2021 ). Stigma is likely to be mitigated by adequate co‐production and pilot testing with affected communities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Broadwood, Hayon, & Platts-Dunn, 2021). Stigma is likely to be mitigated by adequate coproduction and pilot testing with affected communities.…”

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Staying ‘Covid‐safe’: Proposals for embedding behaviours that protect against Covid‐19 transmission in the UK

Michie

West

Pidgeon

et al. 2021

British J Health Psychol

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Objectives. The Scientific Pandemic Insights group on Behaviours (SPI-B) as part of England's Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies (SAGE), were commissioned by the UK Cabinet Office to identify strategies to embed infection control behaviours to minimize Covid-19 transmission in the long term.Methods. With minimal direct evidence available, three sources of information were used to develop a set of proposals: (1) a scoping review of literature on sustaining behaviour change, (2) a review of key principles used in risk and safety management, and (3) prior reports and reviews on behaviour change from SPI-B. The information was collated and refined through discussion with SPI-B and SAGE colleagues to finalize the proposals.Results. Embedding infection control behaviours in the long-term will require changes to the financial, social, and physical infrastructure so that people in all sections of society have the capability, opportunity, and motivation needed to underpin those behaviours. This will involve building Covid-safe educational programmes, regulating to ensure minimum standards of safety in public spaces and workspaces, using communications and social marketing to develop a Covid-safe culture and identity, and providing resources so that all sections of society can build Covid-safe behaviours into their daily lives.Conclusions. Embedding 'Covid-safe' behaviours into people's everyday routines will require a co-ordinated programme to shape the financial, physical, and social infrastructure in the United Kingdom. Education, regulation, communications, and social marketing, and provision of resources will be required to ensure that all sections of society have the capability, opportunity, and motivation to enact the behaviours long term.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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“…With regard to planning for future crises, it is promising that evidence suggests it is possible to build a reservoir of social cohesion before emergencies occur, and that this can help buffer their negative impact. For instance, in the UK, constituents of local authorities who invested in community-building programs in the years prior to the pandemic showed greater social cohesion, well-being, and optimism during the pandemic than constituents of authorities who failed to make such investments (Lalot et al, 2021). In particular, special efforts may be required among those who feel disenfranchised, left behind, or simply "not in this together".…”

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Social cohesion at the outset of COVID-19 predicts later vaccination intentions

Cárdenas¹,

Cruwys²,

Stevens³

et al. 2021

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Vaccination intentions are widely regarded as individual decision, resting upon individuals’ attitudes and beliefs about the disease and their own health. In this research, we provide evidence that group factors, and more precisely, social cohesion — a multidimensional concept that encompasses one’s sense of connectedness to, and interrelations within, a group — can help us understand COVID-19 vaccination intentions. Using a representative sample of 3026 Australians, we first found evidence for the multidimensional structure of social cohesion, as a concept that includes positive social relations, social identification, and trust in government. Second, social cohesion assessed early in the COVID-19 pandemic predicted greater vaccination intention and lower perceived risk of vaccination four months later, after controlling for a series of demographic (i.e., sex, age, income) and health-related factors (i.e., subjective health; perceived risk; having been diagnosed with COVID-19). These results suggest that investments in social cohesion could have substantial and unexpected downstream benefits.

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The social cohesion investment: Communities that invested in integration programmes are showing greater social cohesion in the midst of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Abstract: Social cohesion can rise in the aftermath of natural disasters or mass tragedies, but this 'coming together' is often shortlived. The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic witnessed marked increases in kindness and social connection, but as months passed social tensions re-emerged or

Cited by 44 publications

References 55 publications

Social Cohesion Strengthens Compliance With COVID-19 Restrictions: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study

Social Cohesion Strengthens Compliance With COVID-19 Restrictions: Evidence From a Longitudinal Study

Staying ‘Covid‐safe’: Proposals for embedding behaviours that protect against Covid‐19 transmission in the UK

Social cohesion at the outset of COVID-19 predicts later vaccination intentions

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