Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China
Previous research has demonstrated that institutional trust protects subjective well-being during pandemics. However, the potential mediation mechanisms underlying this linkage remain unclear. This study constructs a mediating model to investigate the effect of institutional trust on subjective well...
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| author | Shuangshuang Li Yijia Sun Jiaqi Jing Enna Wang |
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| description | Previous research has demonstrated that institutional trust protects subjective well-being during pandemics. However, the potential mediation mechanisms underlying this linkage remain unclear. This study constructs a mediating model to investigate the effect of institutional trust on subjective well-being and the mediating roles of belief in a just world and fear of COVID-19 in the Chinese context. To this end, we survey a sample of 881 participants. The results show that institutional trust, belief in a just world, fear of COVID-19, and subjective well-being (i.e., life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) are significantly interrelated. The results also indicate a significant impact of institutional trust on life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. Belief in a just world and fear of COVID-19, independently and in sequence, mediate the relationship between institutional trust and subjective well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca84d2872a75420494de775ed067a4932023-12-01T23:25:33ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2022-07-0112825210.3390/bs12080252Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in ChinaShuangshuang Li0Yijia Sun1Jiaqi Jing2Enna Wang3Faculty of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaFaculty of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaFaculty of Education, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaSchool of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, ChinaPrevious research has demonstrated that institutional trust protects subjective well-being during pandemics. However, the potential mediation mechanisms underlying this linkage remain unclear. This study constructs a mediating model to investigate the effect of institutional trust on subjective well-being and the mediating roles of belief in a just world and fear of COVID-19 in the Chinese context. To this end, we survey a sample of 881 participants. The results show that institutional trust, belief in a just world, fear of COVID-19, and subjective well-being (i.e., life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect) are significantly interrelated. The results also indicate a significant impact of institutional trust on life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect. Belief in a just world and fear of COVID-19, independently and in sequence, mediate the relationship between institutional trust and subjective well-being.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/8/252institutional trustbelief in a just worldfear of COVID-19subjective well-being |
| spellingShingle | Shuangshuang Li Yijia Sun Jiaqi Jing Enna Wang Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China Behavioral Sciences institutional trust belief in a just world fear of COVID-19 subjective well-being |
| title | Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China |
| title_full | Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China |
| title_fullStr | Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China |
| title_short | Institutional Trust as a Protective Factor during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China |
| title_sort | institutional trust as a protective factor during the covid 19 pandemic in china |
| topic | institutional trust belief in a just world fear of COVID-19 subjective well-being |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/12/8/252 |
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