An Exploratory Study on the Attitudes of the Greek Believers towards the State’s Measures during the First Wave of Coronavirus Pandemic

Panagiotis Michailidis, Vlasis Vlasidis and Sofia Karekla
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Panagiotis Michailidis: Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
Vlasis Vlasidis: Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
Sofia Karekla: Department of Journalism and Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54625 Thessaloniki, Greece

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 2, 1-22

Abstract: During the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic (16 March–5 May 2020), the Greek government took measures to close churches in order to protect the public health of the population. In this case, the purpose of this paper is to explore the response of Greek believers and Churches to the measures of the state, and whether these attitudes are affected by sociodemographic characteristics. Moreover, there was a collection of data on the attitudes of 353 believers through questionnaires, and the proper examination of these data through descriptive analysis and cross-tabulation analysis. The survey results showed that most believers are convinced that national measures are necessary, and they also revealed that believers’ attitudes vary according to demographic variables.

Keywords: Greek Church; believers; coronavirus; religion; descriptive analysis; chi-square test (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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