Social value orientations and public confidence in institutions: A young democracy under the imprint of COVID-19

IF 0.5 Q4 SOCIOLOGY

Cosmopolitan Civil Societies-An Interdisciplinary Journal Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI:10.5130/ccs.v13.i2.7548

S. Moosa, Aminath Riyaz, R. Abdul Raheem, Hawwa Shiuna Musthafa, A. Naeem

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Abstract

Social value orientations (SVOs) of a society determine peoples' behaviour and are critical for young democracies in crises. This paper draws on the Maldives Values in Crisis survey, conducted during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. SVOs assessed using the Schwartz Personal Values Questionnaire shows that Maldivian society weigh slightly towards prosocial. Urban-rural, age, and gender determine the SVOs on the dimension of Openness to change versus Conservation while age and gender determine the SVOs on Self-enhancement versus Self-transcendence dimension. Confidence in the public institutions were moderate and not associated with the SVOs. The moderate level of SVOs and confidence in institutions reflects the democratic landscape of the country. Although prosocial SVOs are favourable for implementing containment measures of the pandemic, without a strong value orientation towards conservation and self-transcendence, and confidence in the institutions, the country faces the risk of non-compliance to measures and escalation of the crisis.

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社会价值取向和公众对机构的信心：新冠肺炎印记下的年轻民主

一个社会的社会价值取向决定了人们的行为，对处于危机中的年轻民主国家至关重要。本文借鉴了在第一波新冠肺炎大流行期间进行的马尔代夫危机价值观调查。使用Schwartz个人价值观问卷评估的SVO显示，马尔代夫社会略微偏向亲社会。城乡、年龄和性别决定了开放性变革与保护维度上的SVO，而年龄和性别则决定了自我提升与自我超越维度上的SV。对公共机构的信心是适度的，与SVO无关。SVO的适度水平和对机构的信心反映了该国的民主格局。尽管亲社会的SVO有利于实施疫情的遏制措施，但如果没有对保护和自我超越的强烈价值取向以及对机构的信心，该国将面临不遵守措施和危机升级的风险。

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Cosmopolitan Civil Societies-An Interdisciplinary Journal SOCIOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal is concerned with developing a better understanding of social change and cultural cohesion in cosmopolitan societies. Its focus lies at the intersection of conflict and cohesion, and in how division can be transformed into dialogue, recognition and inclusion. The Journal takes a grounded approach to cosmopolitanism, linking it to civil society studies. It opens up debate about cosmopolitan engagement in civil societies, addressing a range of sites: social movements and collective action; migration, cultural diversity and responses to racism; the promotion of human rights and social justice; initiatives to strengthen civil societies; the impact of ‘information society’ and the context of environmental change.