Adherence to COVID-19 mitigation measures: The role of sociodemographic and personality factors.

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 partic

SUBMITTER: Turk E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310408 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature