Personality Traits, Risk Perception, and Protective Behaviors of Arab Residents of Qatar During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Personality Traits, Risk Perception, and Protective Behaviors of Arab Residents of Qatar During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI：
10.1007/s11469-020-00352-7
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发表时间：
2020-06-22
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8
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Abdelrahman, Mohamed
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作者：
Abdelrahman, Mohamed
在2020年新冠肺炎大流行期间，卡塔尔人-与全球大多数国家类似-被卫生当局指示采取保护行为，以避免感染。其中一种行为是社交疏远，它受到不同变量的影响。本研究利用一项有405份回复的在线调查数据，进行多元回归分析，以探讨个性、风险认知和个人卫生习惯对卡塔尔居民社交距离的影响。结果显示，87.3%的参与者表示自己更喜欢呆在家里，除非有必要不外出，60.3%的人表示在与他人交流时保持足够的距离，68.6%的人表示不允许亲戚朋友在家探望他们，73.5%的人认为新冠肺炎是一种危险疾病，95.8%的人表示他们拥抱个人卫生习惯和洗手。此外，多元回归分析表明，责任心、神经质、风险知觉和个人卫生习惯预测社交距离，影响程度适中。在社交疏远实践中也发现了性别差异，这表明女性在社交疏远实践中的参与度高于男性。这些结果强调了个体差异在应对新冠肺炎大流行中的重要性，并提供了有关社会疏远做法的预测因素的重要信息。
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, people in Qatar-similar to most countries globally-were instructed by health authorities to adopt protective behaviors to avoid infection. One of these behaviors is social distancing, which is influenced by diverse variables. Using data from an online survey with 405 responses, this study performed multiple regression analysis to explore effects of personality, risk perception, and personal hygiene practices on social distancing among residents of Qatar. The results showed that 87.3% of participants reported that they preferred to stay at home and not go outside unless necessary, 60.3% said that they maintain an adequate distance when communicating with others, 68.6% reported that they do not allow relatives and friends to visit them at home, 73.5% believed that COVID-19 is a dangerous disease, and 95.8% reported that they embrace personal hygiene practices and washing hands. Furthermore, multiple regression analysis showed that conscientiousness, neuroticism, risk perception, and personal hygiene practices predicted social distancing, with moderate effect sizes. Gender differences were also found in social distancing practices, indicating that women reported higher engagement in social distancing practices than men. These results highlighted the importance of individual differences in reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic and provide important information about the predictors of social distancing practices.