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Editor, Senior Moderator
PLoS One
. 2025 Jun 24;20(6):e0324234.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324234. eCollection 2025. The association between community solidarity and adoption of public health preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional, multi-national sample
Jill Murphy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michelle Sarah Livings[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Martin Wong[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Junjie Huang[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Wanghong Xu[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Andrés Caicedo[SUP] 6 7 [/SUP], María Belen Arteaga[SUP] 6 7 [/SUP], Harry H X Wang[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Pramon Viwattanakulvanid[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Erlinda C Palaganas[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Maria de Jesus Medina Arellano[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Gil Soriano[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Mellissa Withers[SUP] 13 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Background: Few studies have examined the association between community solidarity and health-related behaviors. This study investigates solidarity in navigating challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We used cross-sectional data from a multi-national survey of 1,346 respondents to examine (1) factors relating to feelings of solidarity, and (2) associations between solidarity and public health preventive behaviors.
Results: More than half (53.1%) of participants expressed feelings of solidarity; they were more likely to be aged 30 years or over, employed full-time, and residing in Eastern economies. We found a statistically significant association between positive feelings of solidarity and three of five COVID-19 prevention behaviors (social distancing, skipping an event, and masking in public). Those who reported previous influenza vaccination were also more likely to adopt these behaviors.
Discussion: The findings underscore the potential of fostering community solidarity to enhance prosocial actions amid widespread emergencies.
. 2025 Jun 24;20(6):e0324234.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324234. eCollection 2025. The association between community solidarity and adoption of public health preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional, multi-national sample
Jill Murphy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michelle Sarah Livings[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Martin Wong[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Junjie Huang[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Wanghong Xu[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Andrés Caicedo[SUP] 6 7 [/SUP], María Belen Arteaga[SUP] 6 7 [/SUP], Harry H X Wang[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Pramon Viwattanakulvanid[SUP] 9 [/SUP], Erlinda C Palaganas[SUP] 10 [/SUP], Maria de Jesus Medina Arellano[SUP] 11 [/SUP], Gil Soriano[SUP] 12 [/SUP], Mellissa Withers[SUP] 13 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 40554562
- PMCID: PMC12186886
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0324234
Background: Few studies have examined the association between community solidarity and health-related behaviors. This study investigates solidarity in navigating challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: We used cross-sectional data from a multi-national survey of 1,346 respondents to examine (1) factors relating to feelings of solidarity, and (2) associations between solidarity and public health preventive behaviors.
Results: More than half (53.1%) of participants expressed feelings of solidarity; they were more likely to be aged 30 years or over, employed full-time, and residing in Eastern economies. We found a statistically significant association between positive feelings of solidarity and three of five COVID-19 prevention behaviors (social distancing, skipping an event, and masking in public). Those who reported previous influenza vaccination were also more likely to adopt these behaviors.
Discussion: The findings underscore the potential of fostering community solidarity to enhance prosocial actions amid widespread emergencies.