Van Bavel, Jay J, Baicker, Katherine, Boggio, Paulo S, Capraro, Valerio, Cichocka, Aleksandra, Cikara, Mina, Crockett, Molly J, Crum, Alia J, Douglas, Karen M, Druckman, James N, Drury, John, Dube, Oeindrila, Ellemers, Naomi, Finkel, Eli J, Fowler, James H and others, (2020) Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response. Nature. ISSN 0028-0836

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on individuals, insights from the social and behavioural sciences can be used to help align human behavior with the recommendations of epidemiologists and public health experts. Here we discuss evidence from a selection of research topics relevant to pandemics, including work on navigating threats, social and cultural influences on behaviour, science communication, moral decision-making, leadership, and stress and coping. In each section, we note the nature and quality of prior research, including uncertainty and unsettled issues. We identify several insights for effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and also highlight important gaps researchers should move quickly to fill in the coming weeks and months.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
SWORD Depositor:	Mx Elements Account
Depositing User:	Mx Elements Account
Date Deposited:	04 May 2020 07:25
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2020 02:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/91135

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