Psychological correlates of COVID safety protocol adherence among university students

Autor: Frances E. Owusu-Ansah, Christian Amoah, Akua A. Addae, Victoria DeGraft-Adjei, Addo Frimpong-Manso, John Appiah-Poku
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Ghana Medical Journal; Vol. 57 No. 1 (2023); 49-57
ISSN: 0016-9560
Popis: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a global concern. Reports of insidious asymptomatic variants of the virus raise concerns about the safety of huge numbers of students on university campuses.Objective: The study aimed to delineate psychological correlates for students’ adherence to safety protocols for appropriate context-specific coping intervention designs.Setting & Design: 751 students from the various colleges of the KNUST were conveniently sampled for this cross-sectional survey.Measures: Psychological instruments with good psychometric properties (DASS-21; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Perceived Control Scales) were used in addition to demographics and questions on COVID safety protocol adherence.Results: Self-esteem positively correlated with perceived control (r = 0.40, p
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