Ella Marie Sandbakken
@ellamsa.bsky.social
PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Oslo and lecturer at Oslo New University College. Qualitative researcher investigating narratives of the COVID-19 pandemic. She/her.
6 | The paper is Open Access and can be read here: doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
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#EJSP #OpenAccess #Narratives #COVID-19 #meaning-making
How Do Citizens Respond to Government Measures in Times of Crisis? Narrative Meaning‐Making of Agency, Responsibility, and Compliance During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in Ecuador
Citizens’ responses to policies depend on narrative meaning-making. Through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador, this study addresses calls for increased insights into how processes of respo...
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December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
6 | The paper is Open Access and can be read here: doi.org/10.1002/ejsp...
#EJSP #OpenAccess #Narratives #COVID-19 #meaning-making
#EJSP #OpenAccess #Narratives #COVID-19 #meaning-making
5 | Very grateful to my PhD supervisors Sigrun Marie Moss and @bradywagoner.bsky.social , for all their valuable input on the study, and to @cphaugestad.bsky.social for assisting the interviews as an interpreter.
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
5 | Very grateful to my PhD supervisors Sigrun Marie Moss and @bradywagoner.bsky.social , for all their valuable input on the study, and to @cphaugestad.bsky.social for assisting the interviews as an interpreter.
4 | The results highlight the importance of developing crisis mitigation measures in dialogue with local needs, disseminating accurate information, and, when possible, providing citizens with the necessary means to comply with measures.
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
4 | The results highlight the importance of developing crisis mitigation measures in dialogue with local needs, disseminating accurate information, and, when possible, providing citizens with the necessary means to comply with measures.
3 | The key takeaway from the study: Sense of agency and responsibility can aid compliance, but structural constraints limiting citizens’ possibilities to comply must be acknowledged.
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
3 | The key takeaway from the study: Sense of agency and responsibility can aid compliance, but structural constraints limiting citizens’ possibilities to comply must be acknowledged.
2 | Participants’ multilevel narrative engagement shaped how they attributed agency and responsibility in pandemic management, affecting their views of legitimacy of the measures, and whether non-compliers were seen as victims, villains, or both.
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
2 | Participants’ multilevel narrative engagement shaped how they attributed agency and responsibility in pandemic management, affecting their views of legitimacy of the measures, and whether non-compliers were seen as victims, villains, or both.
1 | Interview participants engaged with narratives from multiple levels in their meaning-making of the measures:
• Global level (e.g., WHO)
• National level (government)
• Community level (local communities)
• Interpersonal (family & friends)
I call this process multilevel narrative engagement.
• Global level (e.g., WHO)
• National level (government)
• Community level (local communities)
• Interpersonal (family & friends)
I call this process multilevel narrative engagement.
December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
1 | Interview participants engaged with narratives from multiple levels in their meaning-making of the measures:
• Global level (e.g., WHO)
• National level (government)
• Community level (local communities)
• Interpersonal (family & friends)
I call this process multilevel narrative engagement.
• Global level (e.g., WHO)
• National level (government)
• Community level (local communities)
• Interpersonal (family & friends)
I call this process multilevel narrative engagement.
5 | The main implication of our study is that online studies should strive to create a need-supportive environment that facilitates academic community while acknowledging many online students’ necessity for flexibility.
November 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM
5 | The main implication of our study is that online studies should strive to create a need-supportive environment that facilitates academic community while acknowledging many online students’ necessity for flexibility.
4 | We discuss the results in the light of self-determination theory, showing how flexibility in online studies can become both a facilitator and a barrier for basic need satisfaction in online higher education.
November 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM
4 | We discuss the results in the light of self-determination theory, showing how flexibility in online studies can become both a facilitator and a barrier for basic need satisfaction in online higher education.
3 | Our thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with online students attending a highly flexible study programme resulted in four themes: 1) Expectations of being self-sufficient; 2) Collaboration if valuable and flexible; 3) Study groups as important but fragile communities; 4) Digital distance.
November 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM
3 | Our thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with online students attending a highly flexible study programme resulted in four themes: 1) Expectations of being self-sufficient; 2) Collaboration if valuable and flexible; 3) Study groups as important but fragile communities; 4) Digital distance.
2 | Interaction and collaboration has been shown to be beneficial for online students’ learning and well-being, but can be challenging to facilitate in the online context. Therefore, in this study, we investigated barriers and facilitators for online students’ participation in such communities.
November 18, 2024 at 11:48 AM
2 | Interaction and collaboration has been shown to be beneficial for online students’ learning and well-being, but can be challenging to facilitate in the online context. Therefore, in this study, we investigated barriers and facilitators for online students’ participation in such communities.