The role of personality traits and emotional intelligence in the evaluation of the benefits and costs of social distancing during a pandemic outbreak.

Alessandro Santirocchi, Pietro Spataro, Clelia Rossi-Arnaud, Antonino Esposito, Marco Costanzi, Federica Alessi, Vincenzo Cestari

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Alessandro SantirocchiDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.

Pietro SpataroDepartment of Human and Social Sciences University of the System of the Italian Chambers of Commerce, Universitas Mercatorum, Piazza Mattei 10, 00186, Rome, Italy.

Clelia Rossi-ArnaudDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.

Antonino EspositoDepartment of Human Sciences, Lumsa University, 00193, Rome, Italy.

Marco CostanziDepartment of Human Sciences, Lumsa University, 00193, Rome, Italy.

Federica AlessiDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy.

Vincenzo CestariDepartment of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Rome, Italy. vincenzo.cestari@uniroma1.it.

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Abstract

The analysis of the benefits and costs of social distancing is a crucial aspect for understanding how individual and community actions can mitigate and manage the costs of a pandemic. In this study, we aimed to investigate the extent to which personality factors and emotional intelligence (EI) contributed to the subjective assessment of the benefits and costs of social distancing behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also aimed at determining whether EI served as a mediator in the relationship between personality traits and the evaluation of social distancing consequences. Data was collected via online surveys from a sample of 223 Italian-speaking participants (age: 30.78 ± 9.97; 86.1% females) between March and April 2021. Findings indicate that the tendency to prioritize the benefits of social distancing over personal costs was positively associated with emotional stability and emotion regulation, but negatively associated with extroversion. The following mediational analyses revealed that the emotion regulation facet of EI mediated the associations between personality dimensions (emotional stability and extroversion) and the evaluation of the costs and benefits of social distancing. These findings provide useful indications and implications for developing appropriate communication strategies aimed at reaching the general population and suggest that, during health-related crises, emphasis should be placed on offering courses and programs to improve and develop individuals' EI.

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COVID-19Emotional IntelligencePandemicsPersonalityAdultEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhysical DistancingSARS-CoV-2Surveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultBenefits and costs analysisCOVID-19Emotional intelligencePersonality factorsProtective behaviorsSocial distancing

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DOI10.1038/s41598-024-74217-7

PMCPMC11473531

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