Hatırımıza Getirdikleri: Diğerkamlık Üzerine Sosyo-Demografik İnceleme

Abstract

There has been limited research in revealing the socioeconomic determinants of altruism during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examine socio-demographic and socio-economic determinants of altruism in Turkish society during the COVID-19 pandemic in the study. Exploiting the secondary data of 933 individuals we employ multivariate linear regression and quantile regression designs to identify the factors affecting the altruism of the individuals living in Turkey. According to the research findings, we detect that the altruism level of Turkish society is already high. In addition, we reveal that altruism is determined by gender, having siblings, religious sensitivity, and the place of residence. On the other hand, no significant impacts of living with people who are more vulnerable to pandemics (i.e., elderly, pregnant, and those with a chronic disease) are observed on the level of altruism of the individuals.