Explaining the Voluntary Compliance to COVID-19 Measures: An Extrapolation on the Gender Perspective

Widya Paramita (), Rokhima Rostiani (), Sari Winahjoe (), Amin Wibowo (), Risa Virgosita () and Handini Audita ()
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Widya Paramita: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Rokhima Rostiani: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Sari Winahjoe: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Amin Wibowo: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Risa Virgosita: Universitas Gadjah Mada
Handini Audita: Universitas Gadjah Mada

Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 2021, vol. 22, issue 1, No 1, 18 pages

Abstract: Abstract The discourse of gender amidst the COVID-19 pandemic had been a big fuss. Amongst the discussions is the gender-related responses to COVID-19 that generally assume females to better respond to COVID-19 than males. Despite the converging assumptions, previous studies tend to conceptualize gender as binary biological sex, and consequently, there is little understanding of the gender-COVID-19 measures compliance relationship. By taking gender as a multidimensional perspective, this research aims to examine the relationship between sex, gender psychology, and gender-role with voluntary compliance to COVID-19 measures as well as the moderating role of situational aspects that can activate individuals' responses toward COVID-19. A survey had been conducted in Indonesia, as Indonesia represents a country with relaxed COVID-19 restrictions making voluntary compliance is deemed important. Consistent with our predictions and previous studies, females tend to better comply with COVID-19 when gender is treated as dichotomous sex. However, a closer look at the gender dimensions revealed that gender psychology (feminine vs masculine) and gender-role (traditional vs egalitarian) provide a better explanation of the specific compliance behaviour toward COVID-19 measures. Interestingly, although situational pathogen avoidance (SPA) directly leads to adherence to several compliance behaviours, it does not moderate the four compliance behaviour of COVID-19 measures. Theoretical and practical contributions are further discussed.

Keywords: COVID-19; Gender psychology; Gender-role; Sex; Situational pathogen avoidance (SPA); Voluntary compliance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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