Cognitive influences on biosecurity measure compliance during a global pandemic.
| Autor: | Jara-Rizzo MF; Facultad de Ciencias Psicológicas, Universidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., Soria-Miranda N; Facultad de Ciencias Psicológicas, Universidad de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador., Friehs MA; Department of Psychology of Conflict, Risk and Safety, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands.; School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.; Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany., Leon-Rojas JE; Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador., Rodas JA; School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.; Escuela de Psicología, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in psychology [Front Psychol] 2024 May 24; Vol. 15, pp. 1306015. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 24 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1306015 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: During the first years of the pandemic, COVID-19 forced governments worldwide to take drastic measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Some of these measures included mandatory confinements, constant use of masks, and social distancing. Despite these measures being mandatory in many countries and the abundance of evidence on their effectiveness at slowing the spread of the virus, many people failed to comply with them. Methods: This research explored the role of cognitive factors in predicting compliance with COVID-19 safety measures across two separate studies. Building on earlier work demonstrating the relevance of cognitive processes in health behaviour, this study aimed to identify key predictors of adherence to safety guidelines during the pandemic. Utilising hierarchical regression models, we investigated the influence of age, sex, cognitive control, cognitive flexibility (Study 1), working memory, psychological health, and beliefs about COVID-19 (Study 2) on compliance to biosafety measures. Results: Demographic variables and cognitive control were significant predictors of compliance in both studies. However, cognitive flexibility and working memory did not improve the models' predictive capacities. In Study 2, integrating measures of psychological health and beliefs regarding COVID-19 severity significantly improved the model. Further, interaction effects between age and other variables also enhanced the predictive value. Discussion: The findings emphasise the significant role cognitive control, age, psychological health, and perceptions about COVID-19 play in shaping compliance behaviour, highlighting avenues for targeted interventions to improve public health outcomes during a pandemic. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The handling editor GM declared a shared affiliation with the author JL-R at the time of review. (Copyright © 2024 Jara-Rizzo, Soria-Miranda, Friehs, Leon-Rojas and Rodas.) |
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