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Trial Status on_going completed
Last Published April 27, 2020 10:53 PM June 18, 2024 03:15 AM
Study Withdrawn No
Intervention Completion Date April 24, 2020
Data Collection Complete Yes
Public Data URL https://osf.io/tejmf/?view_only=4af5b3f76ce743eea903382f8143866c
Program Files Yes
Program Files URL https://osf.io/tejmf/?view_only=4af5b3f76ce743eea903382f8143866c
Data Collection Completion Date May 04, 2020
Is data available for public use? Yes
Keyword(s) Governance, Welfare Governance, Welfare
Public analysis plan No Yes
Building on Existing Work No
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Papers

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Paper Abstract A randomized survey experiment (N = 2,868) was conducted at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic to examine the effects of information provision on individuals’ cooperation with stay-home activities. Employing a 2 × 2 factorial design, the study examined the influence of social comparison and a powerful messenger. Using an online sample of approximately 3,000 Japanese respondents, it was found that participants demonstrated greater cooperation with stay-home activities when they perceived that they had spent a relatively long time outside the home compared with prevailing social norms in the previous week. Conversely, individuals who spent a relatively short time outside the home exhibited the opposite effect. However, these results were observed solely in conjunction with the influence of a powerful messenger. The study also explored heterogeneous responses based on personality traits. In conclusion, the results highlight the challenges of changing behavior through informational interventions, emphasizing the role of both the characteristics of the sender and recipient of the information.
Paper Citation Kitamura, S. and K. Yamada (2023). The constructive and destructive power of social norms in the presence of authoritative influence. American Psychologist.
Paper URL https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2024-37960-001.html
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