The Second Metanorms Study

The Second Metanorm Study

In the spring of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world. In order to examine how the threat posed by the pandemic affected the tightness and metanorms of societies.

The second international study of metanorms was conducted in 43 societies that had participated in the original study. The results from this study will be published soon.

Citation: Users of data, always cite the Primary Publication as well the publication directly linked to the dataset you use (if different to the Primary Publication).

Peer-reviewed publications

Andrighetto, G., Szekely, A., Guido, A., Gelfand, M., . . . Eriksson, K. (2024). Changes in social norms during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across 43 countries. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1436. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44999-5

Pasin, G. L., Szekely, A., Eriksson, K., Guido, A., Di Sorrentino, E. P., & Andrighetto, G. (2024). Evidence from 43 countries that disease leaves cultures unchanged in the short-term. Scientific Reports, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33155-6