COVID-19 Protective Behaviors Are Forms of Prosocial and Unselfish Behaviors.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to explore the effects of prosocial and antisocial personality tendencies and context-related state factors on compliance with protective behaviors to prevent the spread of coronavirus infections. Six types of prosocial tendencies (altruism, dire, compliant, emotional, public, and anonymous) and selfishness as the antisocial tendency were included as personality factors, while fear related to the pandemic and empathy toward vulnerable groups (i.e., those in forced isolation) were context-related factors. Furthermore, mediation effect of empathy and moderation effect of fear were explored in relations between personality factors and protective behaviors. The sample included 581 participants (78.3% females). The data were collected from March 28 to April 6, 2020, du

SUBMITTER: Dinic BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8062771 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature