To comply or not comply? A latent profile analysis of behaviours and attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: How and why do people comply with protective behaviours during COVID-19? The emerging literature employs a variable-centered approach, typically using a narrow selection of constructs within a study. This study is the first to adopt a person-centred approach to identify complex patterns of compliance, and holistically examine underlying psychological differences, integrating multiple psychology paradigms and epidemiology. 1575 participants from Australia, US, UK, and Canada indicated their behaviours, attitudes, personality, cognitive/decision-making ability, resilience, adaptability, coping, political and cultural factors, and information consumption during the pandemic's first wave. Using Latent Profile Analysis, two broad groups were identified. The compliant group (90%) reported greate

SUBMITTER: Kleitman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8321369 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature