Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2023 Dec;57(4):1402-1417. doi: 10.1007/s12124-021-09608-w. Epub 2021 Mar 16.
Psychological factors are important for the prevention of disease. This study aims to identify the psychological perceptions of people who are ignoring the warnings of novel COVID-19 infection. A qualitative content analysis was carried out from May to July 2020. The interviewees were selected purposefully from Isfahan, Iran. The saturation point was achieved in 20 semi-structured interviews. The thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the transcribed documents using MAXQDA software (version 12).The results revealed 2 themes and 6 sub-themes related to the psychological beliefs of individuals with no attention to corona alerts. Themes and sub-themes included Biased cognitive processing (biased beliefs, attention biases, metacognitive beliefs and Depressogenic schemata), low compassion, and empathy for oneself and others (Negative Emotions towards Oneself, low altruism). To ensure a positive attitude towards precautionary measures in society, the thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors of people who ignore coronavirus alerts need to be changed. This is achieved through the use of mass media and virtual networks, by encouraging people to change their negative attitude towards the use of preventive measures, individual and social protection campaigns, and by fostering a sense of responsibility.
心理因素对于疾病预防很重要。本研究旨在确定那些忽视新型冠状病毒感染警告的人的心理认知。2020 年 5 月至 7 月期间进行了定性内容分析。受访者是从伊朗伊斯法罕有目的地选择的。在 20 次半结构化访谈中达到了饱和点。使用 MAXQDA 软件（版本 12）对转录文件采用主题分析方法进行分析。结果显示，与不关注新冠病毒警报的个体的心理信念有关的有 2 个主题和 6 个次主题。主题和次主题包括：有偏见的认知加工（有偏见的信念、注意偏差、元认知信念和抑郁图式）、同情心和同理心低下（对自己的消极情绪、利他主义低下）。为了确保社会对预防措施持积极态度，需要改变忽视冠状病毒警报的人的思想、认知和行为。这可以通过利用大众媒体和虚拟网络，鼓励人们改变对预防措施的消极态度、开展个人和社会保护运动以及培养责任感来实现。
