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Using the COVID-19 pandemic as a naturalistic context, the present study examined whether collaborative versus confrontational governance styles would shape the relationship between political ideology and public health compliance. Spanish (n = 336) and Norwegian (n = 308) participants completed an online survey between April and May 2021 assessing political ideology, psychological reactance, attitudes toward NPIs, and vaccination intentions. Independent samples t-tests and chi-square analyses examined group differences, and moderation analyses tested whether national context conditioned associations between political ideology and the outcome variables. Spanish participants exhibited higher political polarization and stronger psychological reactance than Norwegians. The sociopolitical context significantly moderated the relationships between political ideology and all outcome variables. 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