COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motives
BackgroundUnderstanding the compliance of infected individuals and the psychological process underlying compliance during pandemics is important for preventing and controlling the spread of pathogens. Our study investigated whether fundamental social motives mediate the relationship between having i...
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| description | BackgroundUnderstanding the compliance of infected individuals and the psychological process underlying compliance during pandemics is important for preventing and controlling the spread of pathogens. Our study investigated whether fundamental social motives mediate the relationship between having infectious disease and compliance.MethodsAn online survey was conducted in March 2020, during the severe phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in China to collect data from 15,758 participants. The survey comprised self-report questionnaires with items pertaining to current symptoms (COVID-19 symptoms, other symptoms or no symptoms), the Fundamental Social Motive Inventory, and measures of compliance. Correlation analysis, linear regression analysis, and structural equation model were used for data analysis.ResultsThe participants with COVID-19 symptoms had lower levels of compliance than those without symptoms, and their lower compliance was caused by a decrease in disease avoidance (indirect effect = −0.058, 95% CI = [−0.061, −0.056]) and familial motives (indirect effect = −0.113, 95% CI = [−0.116, −0.062]). Whereas exclusion concern (indirect effect = 0.014, 95% CI = [0.011, 0.017]) suppressed the effects of COVID-19 symptoms on compliance, the effect disappeared in the multiple mediation model, while those of disease avoidance and familial motives remained.ConclusionOur findings emphasize the critical role of disease avoidance and familial motives in promoting compliance with public health norms during pandemics and suggest that enhancing these motives may serve as an effective intervention strategy to mitigate noncompliance among potentially infected individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8189ea70bbfb47b69d67ed0cdfde35ee2023-03-20T04:29:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-03-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.10938751093875COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motivesRuoting Liu0Ruoting Liu1Xueying Zheng2Xueying Zheng3Ziyu Wang4Mingjie Zhou5Mingjie Zhou6Jianping Weng7Jianping Weng8Yan-mei Li9Yan-mei Li10Xuefeng Chen11Xuefeng Chen12Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, Anhui Province, ChinaDepartment of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province, ChinaDepartment of Linguistics and Cognitive Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United StatesKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, Anhui Province, ChinaDepartment of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province, ChinaKey Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaInstitute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, ChinaBackgroundUnderstanding the compliance of infected individuals and the psychological process underlying compliance during pandemics is important for preventing and controlling the spread of pathogens. Our study investigated whether fundamental social motives mediate the relationship between having infectious disease and compliance.MethodsAn online survey was conducted in March 2020, during the severe phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in China to collect data from 15,758 participants. The survey comprised self-report questionnaires with items pertaining to current symptoms (COVID-19 symptoms, other symptoms or no symptoms), the Fundamental Social Motive Inventory, and measures of compliance. Correlation analysis, linear regression analysis, and structural equation model were used for data analysis.ResultsThe participants with COVID-19 symptoms had lower levels of compliance than those without symptoms, and their lower compliance was caused by a decrease in disease avoidance (indirect effect = −0.058, 95% CI = [−0.061, −0.056]) and familial motives (indirect effect = −0.113, 95% CI = [−0.116, −0.062]). Whereas exclusion concern (indirect effect = 0.014, 95% CI = [0.011, 0.017]) suppressed the effects of COVID-19 symptoms on compliance, the effect disappeared in the multiple mediation model, while those of disease avoidance and familial motives remained.ConclusionOur findings emphasize the critical role of disease avoidance and familial motives in promoting compliance with public health norms during pandemics and suggest that enhancing these motives may serve as an effective intervention strategy to mitigate noncompliance among potentially infected individuals.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1093875/fullCOVID-19 symptomsfundamental social motivescomplianceinfectious diseasegroup norms |
| spellingShingle | Ruoting Liu Ruoting Liu Xueying Zheng Xueying Zheng Ziyu Wang Mingjie Zhou Mingjie Zhou Jianping Weng Jianping Weng Yan-mei Li Yan-mei Li Xuefeng Chen Xuefeng Chen COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motives Frontiers in Psychology COVID-19 symptoms fundamental social motives compliance infectious disease group norms |
| title | COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motives |
| title_full | COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motives |
| title_fullStr | COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motives |
| title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motives |
| title_short | COVID-19 symptoms and compliance: The mediating role of fundamental social motives |
| title_sort | covid 19 symptoms and compliance the mediating role of fundamental social motives |
| topic | COVID-19 symptoms fundamental social motives compliance infectious disease group norms |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1093875/full |
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