Research Data

COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO Germany) – Data of 69 surveys on pandemic attitudes, feelings and behaviours

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Betsch, Cornelia
Korn, Lars
Felgendreff, Lisa
Eitze, Sarah
Sprengholz, Philipp
Shamsrizi, Parichehr
Siegers, Regina
Goldhahn, Laura
Wieler, Lothar
Schmich, Patrick
Stollorz, Volker
Ramharter, Michael
Bosnjak, Michael
Thaiss, Heidrun
De Bock, Freia
von Rüden, Ursula

Other kind(s) of contributor

Ahrens, Petra-Angela
Böhm, Robert
Brockmann, Dirk
Bruder, Martin
Crockett, Molly
Ebert, Cara
Eger, Jens
Faust, Jörg
Gilan, Donya
Henkel, Luca
Imhoff, Roland
Krauth, Christian
Lämmlin, Georg
Lamberty, Pia
Lieb, Klaus
Maier, Benjamin F.
Omer, Saad B.
Schlosser, Frank
Schmid, Philipp
Schneider, Sebastian
Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut der EKD
Steinert, Janina
Thrull, Johannes

Abstract / Description

During a pandemic, knowledge, risk perceptions, trust in institutions and attitudes towards public health measures influence protective behaviours and mental health. The COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO) project collected psychosocial data on pandemic-related attitudes, feelings and behaviours from representative samples in Germany. In sixty-nine cross-sectional online surveys conducted between 03.03.2020 and 08.11.2022, N = 69,013 individuals were assessed. Our 332 variables show how COVID-19 was perceived (e.g., symptoms, risk perceptions), which behaviours were exhibited (e.g., mask wearing, keeping distance, being vaccinated, meeting other people), what attitudes and beliefs people held (e.g., towards vaccination, conspiracy beliefs, pandemic fatigue), which information sources they used and trusted, how their mental health was affected (e.g., worries, wellbeing, resilience) and what consequences the pandemic had for people (e.g., financial losses, alcohol consumption). Variables are available for at least five waves (i.e., roughly 5,000 participants, some for all waves). The data allow us to trace population-level changes in pandemic perceptions and actions, assess the relationships between determinants and behaviours, and help prepare for future crises.

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2024-08-05

Temporal coverage

2020-03-03 to 2023-11-09

Publisher

PsychArchives

Citation

  • 2
    2024-08-05
    In preparing the data for publication only those waves were selected that included the same constructs, resulting in 69 waves.
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    2024-05-03
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Betsch, Cornelia
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Korn, Lars
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Felgendreff, Lisa
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Eitze, Sarah
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Sprengholz, Philipp
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Shamsrizi, Parichehr
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Siegers, Regina
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Goldhahn, Laura
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Wieler, Lothar
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Schmich, Patrick
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Stollorz, Volker
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ramharter, Michael
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Bosnjak, Michael
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Thaiss, Heidrun
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    De Bock, Freia
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    von Rüden, Ursula
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Ahrens, Petra-Angela
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Böhm, Robert
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Brockmann, Dirk
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Bruder, Martin
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Crockett, Molly
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Ebert, Cara
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Eger, Jens
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Faust, Jörg
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Gilan, Donya
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Henkel, Luca
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Imhoff, Roland
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Krauth, Christian
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Lämmlin, Georg
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Lamberty, Pia
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Lieb, Klaus
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Maier, Benjamin F.
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Omer, Saad B.
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Schlosser, Frank
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Schmid, Philipp
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Schneider, Sebastian
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Sozialwissenschaftliches Institut der EKD
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Steinert, Janina
  • Other kind(s) of contributor
    Thrull, Johannes
  • Temporal coverage
    2020-03-03:2023-11-09
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2024-08-05T08:47:42Z
  • Made available on
    2024-05-03T13:19:11Z
  • Made available on
    2024-08-05T08:47:42Z
  • Creation date
    2020-03-03:2023-11-09
  • Date of first publication
    2024-08-05
  • Abstract / Description
    During a pandemic, knowledge, risk perceptions, trust in institutions and attitudes towards public health measures influence protective behaviours and mental health. The COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO) project collected psychosocial data on pandemic-related attitudes, feelings and behaviours from representative samples in Germany. In sixty-nine cross-sectional online surveys conducted between 03.03.2020 and 08.11.2022, N = 69,013 individuals were assessed. Our 332 variables show how COVID-19 was perceived (e.g., symptoms, risk perceptions), which behaviours were exhibited (e.g., mask wearing, keeping distance, being vaccinated, meeting other people), what attitudes and beliefs people held (e.g., towards vaccination, conspiracy beliefs, pandemic fatigue), which information sources they used and trusted, how their mental health was affected (e.g., worries, wellbeing, resilience) and what consequences the pandemic had for people (e.g., financial losses, alcohol consumption). Variables are available for at least five waves (i.e., roughly 5,000 participants, some for all waves). The data allow us to trace population-level changes in pandemic perceptions and actions, assess the relationships between determinants and behaviours, and help prepare for future crises.
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  • Review status
    unknown
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  • Table of contents
    data_COSMO.xlsx, data_COSMO.csv - Data set for all regularly collected variables within the COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (collected during 5 waves or more), codebook_COSMO.xlsx, codebook_COSMO.csv, codebook_COSMO.numbers - Codebook for all variables in the data set, including german and english instructions, questions and answer options
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/9926.2
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.15213
  • Language of content
    deu
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
    en
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2776
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    COVID-19 Snapshot Monitoring (COSMO Germany) – Data of 69 surveys on pandemic attitudes, feelings and behaviours
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  • DRO type
    researchData
    en
  • Leibniz institute name(s) / abbreviation(s)
    ZPID
    de_DE
  • Leibniz subject classification
    Psychologie
    de_DE
  • Visible tag(s)
    COSMO
  • Visible tag(s)
    COSMO-DE