@article{WeissRodriguesHewig2022,
  author    = {Weiß, Martin and Rodrigues, Johannes and Hewig, Johannes},
  title     = {Big Five personality factors in relation to coping with contact restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a small sample study},
  series = {Social Sciences},
  volume    = {11},
  journal   = {Social Sciences},
  number    = {10},
  issn      = {2076-0760},
  doi       = {10.3390/socsci11100466},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-290556},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {To slow down the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, countries worldwide severely restricted public and social life. In addition to the physical threat posed by the viral disease (COVID-19), the pandemic also has implications for psychological well-being. Using a small sample (N = 51), we examined how Big Five personality traits relate to coping with contact restrictions during three consecutive weeks in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. We showed that extraversion was associated with suffering from severe contact restrictions and with benefiting from their relaxation. Individuals with high neuroticism did not show a change in their relatively poor coping with the restrictions over time, whereas conscientious individuals seemed to experience no discomfort and even positive feelings during the period of contact restrictions. Our results support the assumption that neuroticism is a vulnerability factor in relation to psychological wellbeing but also show an influence of contact restrictions on extraverted individuals.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HeinGamerGalletal.2021,
  author    = {Hein, Grit and Gamer, Matthias and Gall, Dominik and Gr{\"u}ndahl, Marthe and Domschke, Katharina and Andreatta, Marta and Wieser, Matthias J. and Pauli, Paul},
  title     = {Social cognitive factors outweigh negative emotionality in predicting COVID-19 related safety behaviors},
  series = {Preventive Medicine Reports},
  volume    = {24},
  journal   = {Preventive Medicine Reports},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101559},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265008},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Emotion-motivation models propose that behaviors, including health behaviors, should be predicted by the same variables that also predict negative affect since emotional reactions should induce a motivation to avoid threatening situations. In contrast, social cognitive models propose that safety behaviors are predicted by a different set of variables that mainly reflect cognitive and socio-structural aspects. Here, we directly tested these opposing hypotheses in young adults (N = 4134) in the context of COVID-19-related safety behaviors to prevent infections. In each participant, we collected measures of negative affect as well as cognitive and socio-structural variables during the lockdown in the first infection wave in Germany. We found a negative effect of the pandemic on emotional responses. However, this was not the main predictor for young adults' willingness to comply with COVID-19-related safety measures. Instead, individual differences in compliance were mainly predicted by cognitive and socio-structural variables. These results were confirmed in an independent data set. This study shows that individuals scoring high on negative affect during the pandemic are not necessarily more likely to comply with safety regulations. Instead, political measures should focus on cognitive interventions and the societal relevance of the health issue. These findings provide important insights into the basis of health-related concerns and feelings as well as behavioral adaptations.},
  language  = {en}
}