Joaquim Rui M, Pinto André L C B, Miranda Debora M, Guatimosim Rafaela F, de Paula Jonas J, Costa Danielle S, Diaz Alexandre P, da Silva Antônio Geraldo, Malloy-Diniz Leandro F
Clinical Neuroscience Research Laboratory, Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Associate Professor Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Clin Neuropsychiatry. 2022 Apr;19(2):114-120. doi: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20220205.
The population's adhesion to measures to ensure social distancing represents a great management challenge in a pandemic context. Despite of evidence shown that social distancing is effective, lack of adherence still persists in many countries. Therefore, it is challenging to separate the effectiveness of government measures, from social distancing driven by personal initiatives. Theory: It is possible that the output of protective behaviors, such as adherence to protective measures and staying in social isolation, is influenced by individual characteristics, such as personality traits or symptoms of mental distress of anxiogenic nature. We hypothesized that individuals with more expressive symptoms of fear or anxiety would have a more protective behavioral tendency in terms of risk exposure, leaving less home during the pandemic. In contrast, individuals with greater emotional stability, as they feel more secure and with a lower perception of risk, could go out more often.
A total of 2709 individuals from all regions of Brazil participated in the study (mean age = 42 years; 2134 women). Correlation analysis was performed to investigate the relationships between personality traits according to the big five model and Psychopathological Symptoms (BSI). Then, correlation analysis was performed to investigate how people that go out often differ from people that stay at home, in both symptoms and personality traits. Finally, to investigate the predictors for going out usually, we use multiple regression analysis, using gender, marital status, level of education, and personality traits.
During the second wave of COVID-19 in Brazil, individuals with higher emotional stability tended to leave home more than those with more expressive levels of anxiogenic dysregulation. These results reinforce the role of both personality traits and psychopathological symptoms in prophylactic behavior during COVID-19 pandemics.
Individuals with greater emotional stability were more likely to leave home during the second wave of COVID-19 than those with higher levels of anxiogenic dysregulation.
在大流行背景下，民众对确保社交距离措施的遵守给管理带来了巨大挑战。尽管有证据表明社交距离是有效的，但许多国家仍存在缺乏遵守的情况。因此，区分政府措施的有效性与个人主动采取的社交距离措施具有挑战性。理论：诸如遵守保护措施和保持社交隔离等保护行为的结果，可能会受到个体特征的影响，如人格特质或焦虑性心理困扰症状。我们假设，在恐惧或焦虑表现症状更明显的个体，在风险暴露方面会有更强的保护行为倾向，在疫情期间更少出门。相比之下，情绪更稳定的个体，由于他们感觉更安全且对风险的认知较低，可能会更频繁地外出。
来自巴西所有地区的2709人参与了该研究（平均年龄 = 42岁；2134名女性）。根据大五模型进行相关分析，以研究人格特质与心理病理症状（BSI）之间的关系。然后，进行相关分析，以研究经常外出的人与居家的人在症状和人格特质方面的差异。最后，为了研究通常外出的预测因素，我们使用多元回归分析，纳入性别、婚姻状况、教育程度和人格特质等因素。
在巴西新冠疫情的第二波期间，情绪稳定性较高的个体比焦虑失调表现水平较高的个体更倾向于离家外出。这些结果强化了人格特质和心理病理症状在新冠疫情期间预防行为中的作用。
在新冠疫情的第二波期间，情绪稳定性较高的个体比焦虑失调水平较高的个体更有可能离家外出。
