Psychological entitlement predicts noncompliance with the health guidelines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: In this research, we examined whether psychological entitlement predicted noncompliance with the health guidelines of the COVID-19 pandemic. People higher in psychological entitlement typically try to avoid behaviors that might cause themselves harm, but their high expectations, lack of concern about others, and distrust of authority figures could affect their perceptions of the threat of the coronavirus and their views on the benefits of following the health guidelines. Across three studies (N = 1004, online samples from the United States), people higher in psychological entitlement reported less compliance with the health guidelines of the COVID-19 pandemic than people lower in psychological entitlement. Moreover, people higher in psychological entitlement believed that the threat

SUBMITTER: Zitek EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7598540 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature