Tu Ke Christy, Chen Shirley Shuo, Mesler Rhiannon MacDonnell
Institute for Consumer and Social Well-Being at the Dhillon School of Business at the University of Lethbridge (Calgary Campus), 345 6 Ave SE s6032, Calgary, AB T2G 4V1, Canada.
Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at the Wilfrid Laurier University, 64 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3C7, Canada.
Pers Individ Dif. 2021 Jun;175:110687. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110687. Epub 2021 Feb 8.
To combat the global COVID-19 crisis, governments and health organizations rely on collective cooperation among every ordinary individual to adhere to non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such physical distancing which includes, as examined in our study, staying at home. Thus, we ask the question: do individual differences in how individuals see themselves as connected to or separated from others (i.e., independent vs. interdependent self-construal) predict their stay-at-home adherence? In an online study ( = 358; 47.1% female, M = 40.48; 74.02% White), we measured trait self-construal, inclusion of others in the self (IOS), self-control and likelihood to stay-at-home in various scenarios. Results revealed a significant indirect, sequential effect of self-construal on stay-at-home adherence via IOS and self-control. Specifically, participants with a more accessible interdependent (vs. independent) self-construal reported higher stay-at-home adherence intentions as a consequence of greater IOS and self-control. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
为应对全球新冠疫情危机，政府和卫生组织依靠每一位普通个体的集体合作来坚持非药物干预措施（NPIs），比如保持社交距离，在我们的研究中就包括居家。因此，我们提出一个问题：个体在如何看待自己与他人的联系或分离（即独立自我建构与相互依存自我建构）方面的个体差异，是否能预测他们对居家措施的遵守情况？在一项在线研究中（N = 358；47.1%为女性，M = 40.48；74.02%为白人），我们测量了特质自我建构、自我中他人的纳入（IOS）、自我控制以及在各种场景下居家的可能性。结果显示，自我建构通过IOS和自我控制对居家遵守情况产生显著的间接、顺序效应。具体而言，具有更容易激活的相互依存（而非独立）自我建构的参与者，由于更高的IOS和自我控制，报告出更高的居家遵守意愿。我们讨论了理论和实践意义。
