Ludeke Steven G, Vitriol Joseph A, Larsen Erik Gahner, Gensowski Miriam
Department of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, United States of America.
Pers Individ Dif. 2021 Jul;177:110828. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110828. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
To limit the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is important to understand the sources of social behavior for members of the general public. However, there is limited research on how basic psychological dispositions interact with social contexts to shape behaviors that help mitigate contagion risk, such as social distancing. Using a sample of 89,305 individuals from 39 countries, we show that Big Five personality traits and the social context shape citizens' social distancing during the pandemic. Specifically, we observed that the association between personality traits and social distancing behaviors were attenuated as the perceived societal consensus for social distancing increased. This held even after controlling for objective features of the environment such as the level of government restrictions in place, demonstrating the importance of subjective perceptions of local norms.
为了限制2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）的传播，了解普通公众社会行为的来源很重要。然而，关于基本心理倾向如何与社会环境相互作用以塑造有助于降低传染风险的行为（如社交距离）的研究有限。我们以来自39个国家的89305个人为样本，表明大五人格特质和社会环境在疫情期间塑造了公民的社交距离。具体而言，我们观察到，随着对社交距离的社会共识增加，人格特质与社交距离行为之间的关联减弱。即使在控制了环境的客观特征（如政府实施的限制水平）之后，情况依然如此，这表明了对当地规范的主观认知的重要性。
