RT Article
T1 Concern, Cynicism, and the Coronavirus: Assessing the Influence of Instrumental and Normative Factors on Individual Defiance of COVID-19 Mitigation Guidelines
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 68
IS 8
SP 1320
OP 1346
A1 Moule, Richard K.
A1 Burruss, George W.
A1 Jaynes, Chae M.
A1 Weaver, Cheyenne
A1 Fairchild, Rachel
A2 Burruss, George W.
A2 Jaynes, Chae M.
A2 Weaver, Cheyenne
A2 Fairchild, Rachel
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/183961630X
AB In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments enacted guidelines to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Public defiance of these guidelines invoked instrumental concerns about the virus and normative concerns regarding government mandates and overreach during the pandemic. Drawing on normative and instrumental explanations for compliance with the law, the current study uses a national sample of 600 American adults surveyed during the beginning of the pandemic to examine defiance of these guidelines. Using structural equation modeling, we find that legal cynicism is positively associated with defiance, while fear and perceived severity of the coronavirus are negatively related to defiance. Findings suggest that fostering compliance with public health guidelines will involve reducing legal cynicism among the public.
K1 Covid-19
K1 Deterrence
K1 Fear
K1 Legal cynicism
K1 Procedural Justice
K1 Risk
DO 10.1177/00111287221074962