Kinga Barrafrem|Gustav Tinghög|Daniel Västfjäll
Trust in the government increases financial well-being and general well-being during COVID-19
Linköping University|Linköping University|Linköping University|Decision Research
investigate antecedents subjective financial wellbeing general wellbeing ongoing covid19 pandemic online survey conducted midst covid19 pandemic 1000 swedish participants found distrust government cope financial healthcare challenges pandemic negatively related feeling financial security structural equation model also show trust government deal financial challenges covid19 pandemic significant impact general wellbeing mediating channel financial wellbeing addition trust government deal healthcare challenges covid19 pandemic significant direct impact individuals general wellbeing findings important implications public policy highlight importance citizens trust wellfunctioning governmental institutions help cope healthcare also financial challenges ongoing pandemic