1. Big Five traits, approach-avoidance motivation, concerns and adherence with COVID-19 prevention guidelines during the peak of pandemic in Croatia
- Author
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Barbara Žuro, Dajana Krupić, and Dino Krupić
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Applied psychology ,Approach-avoidance motivation ,050109 social psychology ,Sample (statistics) ,050105 experimental psychology ,Article ,Big Five ,Epidemiology ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Personality ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Big Five personality traits ,General Psychology ,media_common ,Social distance ,personality ,COVID-19 ,approach-avoidance motivation ,prevention ,Prevention ,05 social sciences ,Multilevel model ,Framing (social sciences) ,Psychology ,Covid-19 - Abstract
Without the vaccine, the only way to prevent the spread of coronavirus is following Covid-19 preventive guidelines such as keeping social distance, wearing masks and gloves, reducing mobility, etc. Success depends on how many individuals strictly follow the suggestions from epidemiologists. In this study, we examined who and why is adhering to the guidelines. A community sample of 500 participants fulfilled a short Big Five Inventory (BFI), Questionnaire of Approach and Avoidance Motivation (QAAM), and two scales constructed according to the Covid-19 epidemiological guidelines in Croatia. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis indicate that agreeable and conscientious individuals are complying more with preventive measures. In addition, approach, not avoidance, motivation appears to be more important in following the guidelines. Results are discussed in terms of framing messages to explain goals that might be reached by compliant behaviour rather than emphasising the negative consequences of the pandemic. Emphasising negative consequences seems to produce negative emotional states with no beneficial changes on the behavioural level.
- Published
- 2021