20.500.12556/DiRROS-21332 A synthesis of evidence for policy from behavioural science during COVID-19 analysis Scientifc evidence regularly guides policy decisions1 , with behavioural science increasingly part of this process2 . In April 2020, an infuential paper3 proposed 19 policy recommendations (‘claims’) detailing how evidence from behavioural science could contribute to eforts to reduce impacts and end the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we assess 747 pandemic-related research articles that empirically investigated those claims. We report the scale of evidence and whether evidence supports them to indicate applicability for policymaking. Two independent teams, involving 72 reviewers, found evidence for 18 of 19 claims, with both teams fnding evidence supporting 16 (89 %) of those 18 claims. The strongest evidence supported claims that anticipated culture, polarization and misinformation would be associated with policy efectiveness. Claims suggesting trusted leaders and positive social norms increased adherence to behavioural interventions also had strong empirical support, as did appealing to social consensus or bipartisan agreement. Targeted language in messaging yielded mixed efects and there were no efects for highlighting individual benefts or protecting others. No available evidence existed to assess any distinct diferences in efects between using the terms ‘physical distancing’ and ‘social distancing’. Analysis of 463 papers containing data showed generally large samples; 418 involved human participants with a mean of 16,848 (median of 1,699). That statistical power underscored improved suitability of behavioural science research for informing policy decisions. Furthermore, by implementing a standardized approach to evidence selection and synthesis, we amplify broader implications for advancing scientifc evidence in policy formulation and prioritization. psychology behaviour trusted leaders adherence to behavioural interventions covid-19 pandemic psihologija vedenje posledice pandemije ukrepi zaupanja vredni voditelji spoštovanje ukrepov covid-19 pandemija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-01-27 09:55:03 2025-01-27 09:55:04 2025-01-28 03:53:56 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 21. 12. 2023; str. 134-147 Vol. 625 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-01-01 159.96 1476-4687 10.1038/s41586-023-06840-9 178469379 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06840-9 1 67667bbe-dc8c-11ef-ba3f-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=30339 Ruggeri_et_al_2024.pdf Ruggeri_et_al_2024.pdf 1 F79F8BFB05F47B026F43D2B89DEE77A8 762a80059186cc95d56bc7de21eb5208ac84315a9abeb9b5fe68696ec1c12c43 eed1b7ed-dc8c-11ef-ba3f-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=30340 Pedagoški inštitut 0 0 0