Open AccessThe Health Behavior Model of Personality in the Context of a Public Health Crisis
Author(s) -
Emily C Willroth,
Angela M. Smith,
Amanda J. Shallcross,
Eileen K Graham,
Daniel K. Mroczek,
Brett Q. Ford
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychosomatic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.62
H-Index - 187
eISSN - 1534-7796
pISSN - 0033-3174
DOI - 10.1097/psy.0000000000000937
Subject(s) - agreeableness , conscientiousness , openness to experience , psychology , big five personality traits , personality , extraversion and introversion , context (archaeology) , compliance (psychology) , clinical psychology , public health , social psychology , medicine , paleontology , nursing , biology
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended behavioral measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, such as social distancing and wearing masks. Although many individuals comply with these recommendations, compliance has been far from universal. Identifying predictors of compliance is crucial for improving health behavior messaging and thereby reducing disease spread and fatalities.