The Health Behavior Model of Personality in the Context of a Public Health Crisis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended behavioral measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, such as social distancing and wearing masks. Although many individuals comply with these recommendations, compliance has been far from universal. Identifying predictors of compliance is crucial for improving health behavior messaging and thereby reducing disease spread and fatalities.

Methods

We report preregistered analyses from a longitudinal study that investigated personality predictors of compliance with behavioral recommendations in diverse US adults across five waves from March to August 2020 (n = 596) and cross-sectionally in August 2020 (n = 405).

Results

Agreeableness-characterized by compassion-was the most consistent predictor of comp

SUBMITTER: Willroth EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9011405 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature