Sociopolitical consequences of COVID-19 in the Americas, Europe, and Asia: A multilevel, multicountry investigation of risk perceptions and support for antidemocratic practices

• Autores: Pizarro, José J.; Cakal, Huseyin; Méndez, Lander; Zumeta, Larraitz N.; Gracia-Leiva, Marcela; Basabe, Nekane; Navarro-Carrillo, Ginés; Cazan, Ana Maria; Keshavarzi, Saeed; López López, Wilson; Yahiiaiev, Illia; Alzugaray Ponce, Carolina; Villagrán, Loreto; Moyano Díaz, Emilio; Petrović, Nebojša; Mathias, Anderson; Techio, Elza M.; Wlodarczyk, Anna; Alfaro-Beracoechea, Laura; Ibarra, Manuel L.; Michael, Andreas; Mhaskar, Sumeet; Martínez Zelaya, Gonzalo; Bilbao, Marian; Delfino, Gisela Isabel; Carvalho, Catarina L.; Pinto, Isabel R.; Mohsin, Falak Zehra; Espinosa, Agustín; Cueto, Rosa María; Cavalli, Stefano; da Costa, Silvia; Amutio, Alberto; Alonso Arbiol, Itziar; Páez, Darío
• Año de publicación: 2023
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: ANTIDEMOCRATIC PRACTICES; AUTHORITARIANISM; COVID-19; RISK PERCEPTION; RWA; SDO
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Although different social crises may eventually favor undemocratic and authoritarian forms of governance, at some point, such antidemocratic practices require the support of a significant part of the population to be implemented. The present research investigates how and whether the COVID-19 pandemic might have favoured greater support for antidemocratic governmental practices, on the premise of regaining control and security. Using data from 17 countries (N = 4364) and national-level indicators (i.e., real number of contagions and deaths, and sociopolitical indicators), we test how the risk of contagion and death from COVID-19, along with personal orientations (i.e., social dominance orientation [SDO], right-wing authoritarianism [RWA], and perceived anomie) motivate authoritarian and antidemocratic practices. Results from multilevel models indicate that risk perception and perceptions of political instability predict a wish for stronger leadership, agreement with martial law, and support for a controlling government especially when SDO and RWA are high, while more egalitarian and less conservative people agree less with these authoritarian measures in spite of the levels of risk perception. We discuss the implications for these findings for future research on similar but also dissimilar external events (natural disasters, war, or terror incidents) and the consequences for societies with higher authoritarian tendencies.
Fil: Pizarro, José J.. Universidad Católica del Norte; Chile. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Cakal, Huseyin. Keele University; Reino Unido
Fil: Méndez, Lander. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Zumeta, Larraitz N.. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Gracia-Leiva, Marcela. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Basabe, Nekane. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Navarro-Carrillo, Ginés. Universidad de Jaén; España
Fil: Cazan, Ana Maria. Transilvania University of Brasov; Rumania
Fil: Keshavarzi, Saeed. Independent Researcher; Irán
Fil: López López, Wilson. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Colombia
Fil: Yahiiaiev, Illia. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; Ucrania
Fil: Alzugaray Ponce, Carolina. Universidad Santo Tomas; Chile
Fil: Villagrán, Loreto. Universidad de Concepción; Chile
Fil: Moyano Díaz, Emilio. Universidad de Talca; Chile
Fil: Petrović, Nebojša. University of Belgrade; Serbia
Fil: Mathias, Anderson. Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila; México
Fil: Techio, Elza M.. Universidade Federal da Bahia; Brasil
Fil: Wlodarczyk, Anna. Universidad Católica del Norte; Chile
Fil: Alfaro-Beracoechea, Laura. Universidad de Guadalajara; México
Fil: Ibarra, Manuel L.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Michael, Andreas. University of Cyprus; Chipre
Fil: Mhaskar, Sumeet. O.p. Jindal Global University; India
Fil: Martínez Zelaya, Gonzalo. Universidad Viña del Mar; Chile
Fil: Bilbao, Marian. Universidad Alberto Hurtado; Chile
Fil: Delfino, Gisela Isabel. Universidad Pontificia Comillas; España. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Carvalho, Catarina L.. Universidad de Porto; Portugal
Fil: Pinto, Isabel R.. Universidad de Porto; Portugal
Fil: Mohsin, Falak Zehra. Karachi School Of Business And Leadership; Pakistán
Fil: Espinosa, Agustín. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú; Perú
Fil: Cueto, Rosa María. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú; Perú
Fil: Cavalli, Stefano. Scuola Universitaria Professionale Della Svizzera Italiana; Italia
Fil: da Costa, Silvia. Universidad de Zaragoza; España
Fil: Amutio, Alberto. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Alonso Arbiol, Itziar. Universidad del País Vasco; España
Fil: Páez, Darío. Universidad Andrés Bello; Chile