Psychological correlates of COVID safety protocol adherence among university students
Ghana med. j
;
57(1): 49-57, 2023. tables
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1427107
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global concern. Reports of insidious asymptomatic variants of the virus raise concerns about the safety of huge numbers of students on university campuses.Objective:
The study aimed to delineate psychological correlates for students' adherence to safety protocols for appropriate context-specific coping intervention designs. Setting &Design:
751 students from the various colleges of the KNUST were conveniently sampled for this crosssectional survey.Measures:
Psychological instruments with good psychometric properties (DASS-21; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Perceived Control Scales) were used in addition to demographics and questions on COVID safety protocol adherence.Results:
Self-esteem positively correlated with perceived control (r = 0.40, p<0.001) and COVID adherence (r = 0.16, p<0.001); but negatively correlated with psychological distress (r = -0.44 p<0.001). Greater perceived control was associated with lower psychological distress (r = -0.20 p<0.001) and greater adherence to safety protocols (r = 0.24 p<0.001). Protocol adherence was regressed on psychological distress, self-esteem, and perceived control to determine any significant prediction. All the variables accounted for 7% of the variance in COVID protocol adherence (R2 = 0.07, F (3, 661) =17.29, p<0.001) with perceived control significantly predicting adherence to COVID safety protocol (B = 0.11, ß=0.23, t=5.54 p<0.001).Conclusion:
Results indicated that perceived control over important life events and healthy self-esteem would likely facilitate adherence to COVID safety protocols and attenuate psychological distress. Implications for further research and design of appropriate COVID coping response interventions are discussed
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Cross Infection
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Risk Factors
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Environment Design
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ghana med. j
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Counseling Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology/GH
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Department of Behavioural Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology/GH
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