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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 behaviour 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 highlight important gaps researchers should move quickly to fill in the coming weeks and months.
Forty-three experts highlight some key insights from the social and behavioural sciences for effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic and point out important gaps researchers should move quickly to fill in the coming weeks and months.
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Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response
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Bavel Jay J Van 1
; Baicker, Katherine 2
; Boggio, Paulo S 3
; Capraro Valerio 4 ; Cichocka Aleksandra 5
; Cikara Mina 6
; Crockett, Molly J 7
; Crum, Alia J 8 ; Douglas, Karen M 9
; Druckman, James N 10 ; Drury, John 11
; Dube Oeindrila 12 ; Ellemers Naomi 13 ; Finkel, Eli J 14 ; Fowler, James H 15
; Gelfand, Michele 16
; Han Shihui 17
; Alexander, Haslam S 18
; Jetten Jolanda 19
; Kitayama Shinobu 20
; Mobbs, Dean 21
; Napper, Lucy E 22 ; Packer, Dominic J 23
; Pennycook, Gordon 24
; Peters, Ellen 25
; Petty, Richard E 26
; Rand, David G 27
; Reicher, Stephen D 28 ; Schnall, Simone 29
; Shariff Azim 30
; Skitka, Linda J 31 ; Smith, Sandra Susan 32 ; Sunstein Cass R 33
; Tabri Nassim 34
; Tucker, Joshua A 35
; Linden Sander van der 36
; Lange, Paul van 37 ; Weeden, Kim A 38
; Wohl Michael J A 34
; Zaki Jamil 8 ; Zion, Sean R 8
; Willer Robb 39
1 New York University, Department of Psychology & Neural Science, New York, USA (GRID:grid.137628.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8753)
2 University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.137628.9)
3 Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, São Paulo, Brazil (GRID:grid.412403.0) (ISNI:0000 0001 2359 5252)
4 Middlesex University London, Department of Economics, London, UK (GRID:grid.15822.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0710 330X)
5 University of Kent, School of Psychology, Kent, UK (GRID:grid.9759.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2232 2818); Nicolaus Copernicus University, Department of Psychology, Toruń, Poland (GRID:grid.5374.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 0943 6490)
6 Harvard University, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, USA (GRID:grid.38142.3c) (ISNI:000000041936754X)
7 Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, USA (GRID:grid.47100.32) (ISNI:0000000419368710)
8 Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Stanford, USA (GRID:grid.168010.e) (ISNI:0000000419368956)
9 University of Kent, School of Psychology, Kent, UK (GRID:grid.9759.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2232 2818)
10 Northwestern University, Department of Political Science, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.16753.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2299 3507)
11 University of Sussex, Department of Social Psychology, Sussex, UK (GRID:grid.12082.39) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 7590)
12 University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.12082.39)
13 Utrecht University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.5477.1) (ISNI:0000000120346234)
14 Northwestern University, Department of Psychology and the Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.16753.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2299 3507)
15 University of California, San Diego, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health and Department of Political Science, San Diego, USA (GRID:grid.266100.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2107 4242)
16 University of Maryland, Department of Psychology, College Park, USA (GRID:grid.164295.d) (ISNI:0000 0001 0941 7177)
17 PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.11135.37) (ISNI:0000 0001 2256 9319)
18 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (GRID:grid.1003.2) (ISNI:0000 0000 9320 7537)
19 University of Queensland, School of Psychology, Brisbane, Australia (GRID:grid.1003.2) (ISNI:0000 0000 9320 7537)
20 University of Michigan, Department of Psychology, Ann Arbor, USA (GRID:grid.214458.e) (ISNI:0000000086837370)
21 California Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and Computation and Neural Systems Program, Pasadena, USA (GRID:grid.20861.3d) (ISNI:0000000107068890)
22 Lehigh University, Department of Psychology and Health, Medicine & Society Program, Bethlehem, USA (GRID:grid.259029.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 746X)
23 Lehigh University, Department of Psychology, Bethlehem, USA (GRID:grid.259029.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 746X)
24 University of Regina, Hill/Levene Schools of Business, Regina, Canada (GRID:grid.57926.3f) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9131)
25 University of Oregon, School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene, USA (GRID:grid.170202.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8008)
26 The Ohio State University, Department of Psychology, Columbus, USA (GRID:grid.261331.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2285 7943)
27 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Boston, USA (GRID:grid.116068.8) (ISNI:0000 0001 2341 2786)
28 University of St. Andrews, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, St Andrews, UK (GRID:grid.11914.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0721 1626)
29 Department of Psychology University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (GRID:grid.5335.0) (ISNI:0000000121885934); Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (GRID:grid.5335.0) (ISNI:0000000121885934)
30 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Department of Psychology, British Columbia, Canada (GRID:grid.17091.3e) (ISNI:0000 0001 2288 9830)
31 University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychology, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.185648.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 2175 0319)
32 University of California, Berkeley, Department of Sociology, Berkeley, USA (GRID:grid.47840.3f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2181 7878)
33 Harvard University, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, United States (GRID:grid.38142.3c) (ISNI:000000041936754X)
34 Carleton University, Department of Psychology, Ottawa, Canada (GRID:grid.34428.39) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 893X)
35 New York University, Department of Politics, New York, USA (GRID:grid.137628.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8753)
36 Department of Psychology University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (GRID:grid.5335.0) (ISNI:0000000121885934)
37 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute for Brain and Behavior Amsterdam, Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.12380.38) (ISNI:0000 0004 1754 9227)
38 Cornell University, Department of Sociology, Ithaca, USA (GRID:grid.5386.8) (ISNI:000000041936877X)
39 Stanford University, Department of Sociology, Stanford, USA (GRID:grid.168010.e) (ISNI:0000000419368956)
; Baicker, Katherine 2
; Boggio, Paulo S 3
; Capraro Valerio 4 ; Cichocka Aleksandra 5
; Cikara Mina 6
; Crockett, Molly J 7
; Crum, Alia J 8 ; Douglas, Karen M 9
; Druckman, James N 10 ; Drury, John 11
; Dube Oeindrila 12 ; Ellemers Naomi 13 ; Finkel, Eli J 14 ; Fowler, James H 15
; Gelfand, Michele 16
; Han Shihui 17
; Alexander, Haslam S 18
; Jetten Jolanda 19
; Kitayama Shinobu 20
; Mobbs, Dean 21
; Napper, Lucy E 22 ; Packer, Dominic J 23
; Pennycook, Gordon 24
; Peters, Ellen 25
; Petty, Richard E 26
; Rand, David G 27
; Reicher, Stephen D 28 ; Schnall, Simone 29
; Shariff Azim 30
; Skitka, Linda J 31 ; Smith, Sandra Susan 32 ; Sunstein Cass R 33
; Tabri Nassim 34
; Tucker, Joshua A 35
; Linden Sander van der 36
; Lange, Paul van 37 ; Weeden, Kim A 38
; Wohl Michael J A 34
; Zaki Jamil 8 ; Zion, Sean R 8
; Willer Robb 39
1 New York University, Department of Psychology & Neural Science, New York, USA (GRID:grid.137628.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8753)
2 University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.137628.9)
3 Center for Health and Biological Sciences, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, Social and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, São Paulo, Brazil (GRID:grid.412403.0) (ISNI:0000 0001 2359 5252)
4 Middlesex University London, Department of Economics, London, UK (GRID:grid.15822.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0710 330X)
5 University of Kent, School of Psychology, Kent, UK (GRID:grid.9759.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2232 2818); Nicolaus Copernicus University, Department of Psychology, Toruń, Poland (GRID:grid.5374.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 0943 6490)
6 Harvard University, Department of Psychology, Cambridge, USA (GRID:grid.38142.3c) (ISNI:000000041936754X)
7 Yale University, Department of Psychology, New Haven, USA (GRID:grid.47100.32) (ISNI:0000000419368710)
8 Stanford University, Department of Psychology, Stanford, USA (GRID:grid.168010.e) (ISNI:0000000419368956)
9 University of Kent, School of Psychology, Kent, UK (GRID:grid.9759.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2232 2818)
10 Northwestern University, Department of Political Science, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.16753.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2299 3507)
11 University of Sussex, Department of Social Psychology, Sussex, UK (GRID:grid.12082.39) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 7590)
12 University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.12082.39)
13 Utrecht University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.5477.1) (ISNI:0000000120346234)
14 Northwestern University, Department of Psychology and the Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.16753.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2299 3507)
15 University of California, San Diego, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health and Department of Political Science, San Diego, USA (GRID:grid.266100.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2107 4242)
16 University of Maryland, Department of Psychology, College Park, USA (GRID:grid.164295.d) (ISNI:0000 0001 0941 7177)
17 PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research, Peking University, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Beijing, China (GRID:grid.11135.37) (ISNI:0000 0001 2256 9319)
18 University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (GRID:grid.1003.2) (ISNI:0000 0000 9320 7537)
19 University of Queensland, School of Psychology, Brisbane, Australia (GRID:grid.1003.2) (ISNI:0000 0000 9320 7537)
20 University of Michigan, Department of Psychology, Ann Arbor, USA (GRID:grid.214458.e) (ISNI:0000000086837370)
21 California Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and Computation and Neural Systems Program, Pasadena, USA (GRID:grid.20861.3d) (ISNI:0000000107068890)
22 Lehigh University, Department of Psychology and Health, Medicine & Society Program, Bethlehem, USA (GRID:grid.259029.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 746X)
23 Lehigh University, Department of Psychology, Bethlehem, USA (GRID:grid.259029.5) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 746X)
24 University of Regina, Hill/Levene Schools of Business, Regina, Canada (GRID:grid.57926.3f) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 9131)
25 University of Oregon, School of Journalism and Communication, Eugene, USA (GRID:grid.170202.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8008)
26 The Ohio State University, Department of Psychology, Columbus, USA (GRID:grid.261331.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2285 7943)
27 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School and Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Boston, USA (GRID:grid.116068.8) (ISNI:0000 0001 2341 2786)
28 University of St. Andrews, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, St Andrews, UK (GRID:grid.11914.3c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0721 1626)
29 Department of Psychology University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (GRID:grid.5335.0) (ISNI:0000000121885934); Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (GRID:grid.5335.0) (ISNI:0000000121885934)
30 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Department of Psychology, British Columbia, Canada (GRID:grid.17091.3e) (ISNI:0000 0001 2288 9830)
31 University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Psychology, Chicago, USA (GRID:grid.185648.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 2175 0319)
32 University of California, Berkeley, Department of Sociology, Berkeley, USA (GRID:grid.47840.3f) (ISNI:0000 0001 2181 7878)
33 Harvard University, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, United States (GRID:grid.38142.3c) (ISNI:000000041936754X)
34 Carleton University, Department of Psychology, Ottawa, Canada (GRID:grid.34428.39) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 893X)
35 New York University, Department of Politics, New York, USA (GRID:grid.137628.9) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8753)
36 Department of Psychology University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (GRID:grid.5335.0) (ISNI:0000000121885934)
37 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute for Brain and Behavior Amsterdam, Department of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.12380.38) (ISNI:0000 0004 1754 9227)
38 Cornell University, Department of Sociology, Ithaca, USA (GRID:grid.5386.8) (ISNI:000000041936877X)
39 Stanford University, Department of Sociology, Stanford, USA (GRID:grid.168010.e) (ISNI:0000000419368956)
Pages
460-471
Publication year
2020
Publication date
May 2020
e-ISSN
23973374
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2404626527
Copyright
© Springer Nature Limited 2020.