Trial reportPloS one2021
The predictors of adaptive and maladaptive coping behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Protection Motivation Theory and the Big Five personality traits.
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- The role of maladaptive personality traits on psychological stress the mediating effects of COVID-19-related worries and emotional dysregulation.Personality and individual differences · 2023Article
- Meta-analysis on application of Protection Motivation Theory in preventive behaviors against COVID-19.International journal of disaster risk reduction : IJDRR · 2023Review
- Correlates of COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors before and after Vaccination Availability.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Repercussions of Pandemic and Preventive Measures on General Well-Being, Psychological Health, Physical Fitness, and Health Behavior: Mediating Role of Coping Behavior.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
- Big Five personality traits and coping strategies of Italian university students during the COVID-19 pandemic first wave.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Relations Between Emotion Regulation and Internalizing Symptoms in Emerging Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic.Cognitive therapy and research · 2023Article
- Career resilience of the tourism and hospitality workforce in the COVID-19: The protection motivation theory perspective.Tourism management perspectives · 2022Article
- Understanding Health Information Behaviors of Migrant Domestic Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The role of personality traits in following quarantine orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.International clinical psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- The effect of exercise intention on exercise behavior in the post-epidemic era: The moderator role of openness personality and the mediated role of exercise-induced feeling.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Collectivism, individualism and COVID-19 prevention: a cross sectional study of personality, culture and behavior among Canadians.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of the constructs proposed by two influential theoretical frameworks: the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) and the Big Five (B5) model of personality in predicting health-related coping behavior during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Both adaptive (i.e., preventive) and maladaptive (i.e., avoidant behavior and wishful thinking) coping behavior was measured. The study was conducted during the first wave of the pandemic. The sample consisted of 397 persons from the general Polish population. The findings provided strong support for the PMT constructs' predictive value, especially with regard to pandemic-related adaptive behavior. The B5 personality traits accounted for a small proportion of the variability of coping behavior, especially when maladaptive behavior was the outcome. The PMT model showed incremental validity over and above demographic variables and personality traits in predicting preventive behavior, avoidant behavior, and wishful thinking; however, the patterns of relationships differ across the types of coping behavior. According to the current results, to increase adherence to preventive measures during an epidemic, all the PMT constructs should be considered while persuasive communication to the public is formulated.
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