How Did Personality Traits Shape Reactions to Uncertainty During the Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Psychological Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 22, 2025
This
study
examined
how
three
broad
uncertainty-related
dispositions—Affective
Discomfort
with
Uncertainty,
Cognitive
Rigidity
and
Closure,
Need
for
Predictability
versus
Complexity—relate
to
individual
responses
the
unprecedented
global
uncertainty
triggered
by
COVID-19
pandemic.
We
collected
data
from
446
participants
(61%
female,
ages
18–62)
during
Italy’s
government-mandated
lockdown
in
April
2020.
Participants
completed
validated
scales
traits
a
specially
designed
survey
assessing
pandemic
responses,
including
Pandemic
Anxiety
Routine
Disruption—capturing
fear
of
infection,
distress
lifestyle
changes,
difficulty
processing
conflicting
information—and
Proactive
Compliance
Normative
Trust,
which
reflects
engagement
protective
behaviors
endorsement
official
guidelines.
Structural
equation
modeling
revealed
that
Closure
was
strongest
predictor
Disruption,
as
well
Trust
(PCNT),
overshadowing
influence
Affective
Uncertainty.
Complexity
positively
predicted
but
unrelated
Disruption.
These
findings
highlight
twofold
role
cognitive
rigidity
amplifying
emotional
fostering
compliance
crises.
The
emphasized
interplay
between
predicting
pandemic-related
adherence
public
health
measures.
Language: Английский
To lose or not to lose one’s grip? A comparison of psychosocial predictors of risk-taking and accident involvement among French cyclists
Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
111, P. 14 - 31
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Language: Английский