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Latin America is living a series on political antagonisms supported by political speeches that, when reproducing by massive means of communication, disputes feed and discords that affect the integrity of politically common objectives for the region. ; América Latina está viviendo una serie de antagonismos políticos auspiciados por discursos políticos que, al reproducirse por los medios masivos de comunicación, alimentan disputas y discordias que afectan la integridad de objetivos políticamente comunes para la región.

With a large international sample (n = 8,317), the present study examined which beliefs and attitudes about COVID-19 predict 1) following government recommendations, 2) taking health precautions (including mask wearing, social distancing, handwashing, and staying at home), and 3) encouraging others to take health precautions. The results demonstrate the importance of believing that taking health precautions will be effective for avoiding COVID-19 and generally prioritizing one's health. These beliefs continued to be important predictors of health behaviors after controlling for demographic and personality variables. In contrast, we found that perceiving oneself as vulnerable to COVID-19, the perceived severity of catching COVID-19, and trust in government were of relatively little importance. We also found that women were somewhat more likely to engage in these health behaviors than men, but that age was generally unrelated to voluntary compliance behaviors. These findings may suggest avenues and dead ends for behavioral interventions during COVID-19 and beyond.