Disease-preventive behaviors and subjective well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safety precautions and activity restrictions were common in the early, pre-vaccine phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that higher levels of participation in potentially risky social and other activities would be associated with greater life satisfaction and perceived meaning in life. At the same time, prosocial COVID-preventive activities such as mask wearing should enhance life satisfaction.

Method

We assessed the impact of COVID-preventive behaviors on psychological well-being in October 2020. A nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (n = 831) completed a demographic questionnaire, a COVID-related behaviors questionnaire, a Cantril's Ladder item, and the Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale. Two hierarchical linear models were used t

SUBMITTER: Tokson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10521491 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature