Adherence to COVID-19 mitigation measures: The role of sociodemographic and personality factors.
Curr Psychol
; : 1-17, 2021 Jul 24.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2304968
ABSTRACT
The current COVID-19 pandemic caught the decision makers in many countries sub-optimally prepared to respond. To better cope with similar situations in the future, it is vital to understand the major predictors of health-beneficial behavior and adherence to imposed mitigation measures and guidelines. To tailor the promotion of government-imposed measures, it is important to understand how the sociodemographic background combined with personality traits affect the perception and responsiveness of people. We investigated the perception and adherence to mitigation measures during the pandemic by examining their trends across several sociodemographic categories and personality dimensions. The strongest predictors of confidence in the preventive measures and their implementation were the participants' concern of infection and concern of infecting their loved ones, followed by gender and age. Education, settlement size, field and type of employment, household type, own medical problems, and the age and health of the participants' loved ones had a smaller influence on the perceived guidelines importance and implementation. Adherence to measures was positively related to the participants' score in conscientiousness and, in lesser extent, openness. Agreeableness, energy, and emotional stability correlated positively with adherence to basic guidelines. Study provides information useful for developing and adapting future public health policies and interventions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-02051-5.
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Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Curr Psychol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12144-021-02051-5
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