Big Five personality traits and COVID-19 precautionary behaviors among older adults in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Taking precautions against COVID-19 is important among older adults who have a greater risk for severe illness if infected. We examined whether Big Five personality traits are associated with COVID-19 precautionary behaviors among older adults in Europe.

Method

We used data from the Survey of Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe (N = 34 629). Personality was self-reported in 2017 using the BFI-10 inventory. COVID-19 precautionary behaviors - wearing a mask, limiting in-person contacts, keeping a distance to others, washing hands, and using a disinfectant - were assessed in the summer of 2020 through self-reports. Associations between personality and precautionary behaviors were examined with multilevel random-intercept logistic regression models. The mod

SUBMITTER: Airaksinen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8450054 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature