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Individual and collective responsibility within the context of the covid-19 pandemic
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1Eight out of every ten people in Spain feel responsible for avoiding catching covid-19, or for protecting their loved ones from catching it, but less with regard to protecting other people in their local or global community catching it.
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2People with a greater sense of individual responsibility, oriented toward their own health and that of their loved ones, are those who most adhere to preventive behaviours, such as hygiene measures or social distancing.
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3People with a greater sense of collective responsibility, geared towards other people in the local and global community, are those who show the greatest solidarity towards others in times of pandemic. Many of these people share relevant information with others or participate in community care networks.
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4Individual responsibility is associated more closely with being in agreement with restrictive political measures (such as limited mobility), whereas only collective responsibility is associated with prosocial behaviour.
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5In general, citizens are in agreement with basic structural measures (such as subsidies or universal basic income) to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
