Ambivalence and Self-Reported Adherence to Recommendations to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19
Social Psychology
; 52(6):362-374, 2021.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1621208
ABSTRACT
Governments worldwide still, to some extent, rely on behavioral recommendations to reduce the spread of COV1D-19. We examine the role of ambivalence toward both the specific recommendations (micro-ambivalence) and the pandemic as a whole (macro-ambivalence) about compliance. We predict that micro ambivalence relates negatively, whereas macro ambivalence relates positively to self-reported adherence to recommendations. We present two studies (N = 691) supporting our hypotheses the more ambivalent people are toward the behavioral recommendations (micro-level), the less they report following them. Conversely, the more ambivalent people are about the pandemic as a whole (macro-levet), the more they report following recommendations. Our findings were replicated in a US sample and a representative German sample.
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Web of Science
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English
Journal:
Social Psychology
Year:
2021
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Article
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