Perceived vulnerability and severity predict adherence to COVID-19 protection measures: the mediating role of instrumental coping
dc.contributor.author | González Castro, José Luis | |
dc.contributor.author | Ubillos Landa, Silvia | |
dc.contributor.author | Puente Martínez, Alicia ![]() | |
dc.contributor.author | Gracia Leiva, Marcela | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-09T07:37:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-09T07:37:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07-06 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Frontiers in Psychology 12 : (2021) // Article ID 674032 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 1664-1078 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/52774 | |
dc.description.abstract | [EN] The COVID-19 disease has caused thousands of deaths worldwide and required the rapid and drastic adoption of various protective measures as main resources in the fight to reduce the spread of the disease. In the present study we aimed to identify socio cognitive factors that may influence adherence to protective measures toward COVID-19 in a Spanish sample. This longitudinal study analyzes the predictive value of perceived severity and vulnerability of infection, self-efficacy, direct exposure to the virus, and instrumental focused coping style for adhering to infection protection behaviors during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also tests sex and age differences in these factors and changes over time. A two-wave longitudinal study (N = 757) was conducted in March and April 2020 starting the day after a strict national lockdown was decreed in Spain. A path analysis was used to test direct and indirect effects between vulnerability and the adherence to protective behaviors. Results suggest that individuals’ perceived severity and vulnerability to COVID-19 and instrumental coping strategies are related to the use of more protective behaviors. This coping strategy mediates the effect of perceived vulnerability on engaging in protective behaviors, and this effect depends on direct exposure to COVID-19 and perceived self-efficacy moderators. Results suggest that recognizing one’s own abilities to engage in instrumental actions may facilitate adherence to protective measures in people who had not been directly exposed to COVID-19. Therefore, adopting instrumental coping strategies to manage an individual’s perceived vulnerability to infection may positively impact the adherence to protective behaviors, especially during the onset of an unexpected threat and when there is no prior direct experience with the situation. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | This research was supported by funds awarded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Department of Education of the Junta de Castilla y León (Spain) by order of 19 June 2020 to the project Coping Strategies in the Health Emergency Situation created by COVID-19. The University of Burgos awarded funding to the Social Inclusion and Quality of Life (SIQoL) research group. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Frontiers Media | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | es_ES |
dc.subject | protection measures | es_ES |
dc.subject | vulnerability | es_ES |
dc.subject | severity | es_ES |
dc.subject | instrumental coping | es_ES |
dc.subject | self-efficacy | es_ES |
dc.subject | longitudinal study | es_ES |
dc.title | Perceived vulnerability and severity predict adherence to COVID-19 protection measures: the mediating role of instrumental coping | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © 2021 González-Castro, Ubillos-Landa, Puente-Martínez and Gracia- Leiva. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | Atribución 3.0 España | * |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.674032 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.674032 | |
dc.departamentoes | Psicología Social y Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Gizarte psikologia eta portaera zientzen metodologia | es_ES |
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