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COVID‐19 in our lives: Sense of community, sense of community responsibility, and reflexivity in present concerns and perception of the future
Author(s) -
Gattino Silvia,
Rizzo Marco,
Gatti Flora,
Compare Christian,
Procentese Fortuna,
Guarino Antonella,
Di Napoli Immacolata,
Barbieri Irene,
Fedi Angela,
Aresi Giovanni,
Marta Elena,
Marzana Daniela,
Prati Gabriele,
Rochira Alessia,
Tzankova Iana,
Albanesi Cinzia
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/jcop.22780
Subject(s) - reflexivity , perception , sense of community , mediation , psychology , structural equation modeling , social psychology , pandemic , covid-19 , perspective (graphical) , sociology , medicine , social science , statistics , mathematics , disease , pathology , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The aim of this study is to examine the association between citizens' perceptions of the effectiveness of the institutional response, their connection and responsibility to their community (Sense of Community—SoC; Sense of Community Responsibility—SoC‐R), and their personal and social concerns about the current emergency and their perceptions of a postpandemic future during the first COVID‐19 pandemic lockdown. Another variable considered was the personal reflexivity about the COVID‐19 pandemic. 3925 Italian adults completed an online questionnaire during the first COVID‐19 lockdown. A structural equation model with mediation was tested. Institutional effectiveness was associated with SoC, SoC‐R, current social concerns, and perceptions of a postpandemic future. SoC and SoC‐R were associated with current personal and social concerns, and perceptions of a postpandemic future. Reflexivity was negatively associated with SoC and positively associated with SoC‐R, mediating the relationships between SoC, SoC‐R and current personal and social concerns and perceptions of a postpandemic future. Findings indicate the need to adopt a perspective that considers individual and socio‐political levels and their interaction to better understand the impact of the pandemic during a national lockdown.