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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Decision-Making and Risk-Propensity Changes during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown.

Pierpaolo Zivi, Stefano Sdoia, Valentina Alfonsi, Maurizio Gorgoni, Emanuela Mari, Alessandro Quaglieri, Luigi De Gennaro, Anna Maria Giannini, Fabio Ferlazzo

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pierpaolo ZiviDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6063-1678
Stefano SdoiaDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9275-8350
Valentina AlfonsiDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9929-0399
Maurizio GorgoniDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5544-5483
Emanuela MariDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2367-3139
Alessandro QuaglieriDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2341-1876
Luigi De GennaroDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3613-6631
Anna Maria GianniniDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0614-4457
Fabio FerlazzoDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Sapienza University of Rome · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The imposition of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic placed individuals under conditions of environmental stress, threatening individual and collective wellbeing. This study aimed to investigate the temporal effects of isolation and confinement during and after the Italian lockdown on decision-making, risk propensity, and cognitive control processes. The present study covered almost the entire Italian lockdown period (each week from the end of March to mid-May 2020), plus a follow-up measure (September 2020). At each time-point, respondents completed online behavioral tasks, which involved measuring risk-propensity (Balloon Analogue Risk Task), decision-making (Iowa Gambling Task), and cognitive flexibility (Category Switch Task). They also filled in questionnaires regarding subjective stress and anxiety. The main findings showed that the decision-making abilities of the respondents were affected as the confinement progressed. Furthermore, individuals who were more subjectively impacted by the lockdown/isolation experience exhibited impaired decision-making, especially during the lockdown. The results of the study highlight that prolonged confinement may affect human decision making, and help understand individuals' misbehaviors during emergencies and develop effective countermeasures aimed at reducing the burden of the healthcare system.

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cognitionCOVID-19decision-makinglockdownsocial isolationstress

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