Flexible societies excelled in saving lives in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic

Previous studies have shown that national cultural traits, such as collectivism–individualism and tightness–looseness, are associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality rates.

Citation:
Li J, Akaliyski P, Heisig JP, Löbl S, Minkov M. Flexible societies excelled in saving lives in the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Psychology. 2022;13

Keywords:
COVID-19; Mortality; National cultural traits; flexibility vs monumentalism; mask wearing; fear of catching COVID-19

Abstract:
Previous studies have shown that national cultural traits, such as collectivism–individualism and tightness–looseness, are associated with COVID-19 infection and mortality rates.