Introduction: Safety behaviors are key elements in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but have also assumed excessive proportions in form of panic buying groceries. This raises the question whether these behaviors are independent or related to each other. Adherent safety behavior including increased hygiene and physical distancing appears inherently adherent and prosocial, while dysfunctional safety behavior such as panic buying most probably emerges from other motives and contextual variables. Methods: Data from 15,308 participants collected from March 10 to May 4, 2020, during the COVID-19 acute period in Germany, was analyzed to assess whether adherent and dysfunctional safety behavior are predicted by the same or divergent variables. Two multiple regression models are presented including various sociodemographic, trait, attitudinal, and COVID-19-specific variables as predictors. Results: Some variables similarly predict both, adherent and dysfunctional safety behavior. Yet, adherent safety behavior is stronger predicted by COVID-19-related fear than generalized anxiety, while a trend toward a reverse pattern emerged for dysfunctional safety behavior. Adherent safety behavior was also related to higher trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19, subjective level of information, as well as use of public media and TV to remain informed on COVID-19. Higher age was related to dysfunctional, but not adherent safety behavior. Respondents living in rural communities report more adherent safety behavior than urban dwellers. Discussion: Divergent psychological variables underlie adherent and dysfunctional safety behavior. This hints toward a theoretical separation with practical relevance in behavioral engineering and public health campaigning.
Introduction: Safety behaviors are key elements in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but have also assumed excessive proportions in form of panic buying groceries. This raises the question whether these behaviors are independent or related to each other. Adherent safety behavior including increased hygiene and physical distancing appears inherently adherent and prosocial, while dysfunctional safety behavior such as panic buying most probably emerges from other motives and contextual variables. Methods: Data from 15,308 participants collected from March 10 to May 4, 2020, during the COVID-19 acute period in Germany, was analyzed to assess whether adherent and dysfunctional safety behavior are predicted by the same or divergent variables. Two multiple regression models are presented including various sociodemographic, trait, attitudinal, and COVID-19-specific variables as predictors. Results: Some variables similarly predict both, adherent and dysfunctional safety behavior. Yet, adherent safety behavior is stronger predicted by COVID-19-related fear than generalized anxiety, while a trend toward a reverse pattern emerged for dysfunctional safety behavior. Adherent safety behavior was also related to higher trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19, subjective level of information, as well as use of public media and TV to remain informed on COVID-19. Higher age was related to dysfunctional, but not adherent safety behavior. Respondents living in rural communities report more adherent safety behavior than urban dwellers. Discussion: Divergent psychological variables underlie adherent and dysfunctional safety behavior. This hints toward a theoretical separation with practical relevance in behavioral engineering and public health campaigning.
Authors: Bruce Arroll; Felicity Goodyear-Smith; Susan Crengle; Jane Gunn; Ngaire Kerse; Tana Fishman; Karen Falloon; Simon Hatcher Journal: Ann Fam Med Date: 2010 Jul-Aug Impact factor: 5.166
Authors: Christiaan H Vinkers; Jelle V Zorn; Sandra Cornelisse; Susanne Koot; Lotte C Houtepen; Berend Olivier; Joris C Verster; René S Kahn; Marco P M Boks; Tobias Kalenscher; Marian Joëls Journal: Psychoneuroendocrinology Date: 2013-02-01 Impact factor: 4.905
Authors: Robert Verity; Lucy C Okell; Ilaria Dorigatti; Peter Winskill; Charles Whittaker; Natsuko Imai; Gina Cuomo-Dannenburg; Hayley Thompson; Patrick G T Walker; Han Fu; Amy Dighe; Jamie T Griffin; Marc Baguelin; Sangeeta Bhatia; Adhiratha Boonyasiri; Anne Cori; Zulma Cucunubá; Rich FitzJohn; Katy Gaythorpe; Will Green; Arran Hamlet; Wes Hinsley; Daniel Laydon; Gemma Nedjati-Gilani; Steven Riley; Sabine van Elsland; Erik Volz; Haowei Wang; Yuanrong Wang; Xiaoyue Xi; Christl A Donnelly; Azra C Ghani; Neil M Ferguson Journal: Lancet Infect Dis Date: 2020-03-30 Impact factor: 25.071
Authors: Alexander Bäuerle; Martin Teufel; Venja Musche; Benjamin Weismüller; Hannah Kohler; Madeleine Hetkamp; Nora Dörrie; Adam Schweda; Eva-Maria Skoda Journal: J Public Health (Oxf) Date: 2020-11-23 Impact factor: 2.341
Authors: Nathalie F Popovic; Ulrike U Bentele; Jens C Pruessner; Mehdi Moussaïd; Wolfgang Gaissmaier Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2020-05-12 Impact factor: 4.379
Authors: Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Chutarat Sathirapanya; Phanthanee Thitichai; Edlaine Faria de Moura Villela; Tamara Rodrigues Zanuzzi; Felipe de Andrade Bandeira; Suzanna A Bono; Ching Sin Siau; Won Sun Chen; M Tasdik Hasan; Philippe Sessou; John D Ditekemena; Mina C Hosseinipour; Housseini Dolo; Rhoda K Wanyenze; Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo; Robert Colebunders Journal: Int J Public Health Date: 2022-05-11 Impact factor: 5.100
Authors: Theodor Kaup; Adam Schweda; Julia Krakowczyk; Hannah Dinse; Eva-Maria Skoda; Martin Teufel; Alexander Bäuerle Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-02-11 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Julia Barbara Krakowczyk; Jari Planert; Eva-Maria Skoda; Hannah Dinse; Theodor Kaup; Martin Teufel; Alexander Bäuerle Journal: J Affect Disord Rep Date: 2022-03-31
Authors: Matthias Marsall; Gerrit Engelmann; Eva-Maria Skoda; Martin Teufel; Alexander Bäuerle Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-06-04 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Eliza Gordon-Lipkin; Shannon Kruk; Elizabeth Thompson; Philip Yeske; Lori Martin; Michio Hirano; Bruce H Cohen; Christopher Steven Marcum; Peter J McGuire Journal: Mol Genet Metab Rep Date: 2021-12-18