Pandemic boredom: Little evidence that lockdown-related boredom affects risky public health behaviors across 116 countries
2022
Аутори
Westgate, Erin CorwinButtrick, Nick
Lin, Yijun
El Helou, Gaelle
Agostini, Maximilian
Belanger, Jocelyn
Gutzkow, Ben
Kreienkamp, Jannis
Abakoumkin, Georgios
Khaiyom, Jamilah H. B. Abdul
Ahmedi, Vjollca
Akkas, Handan
Almenara, Carlos A
Atta, Mohsin
B, S C
Basel, Sima
Kida, Edona Berisha
BERNARDO, ALLAN B. I.
Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit
Choi, Hoon-Seok
Cristea, Mioara
Csaba, Sara
Damnjanović, Kaja
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A variety of public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective
public health behaviors (e.g., national/ regional “lockdown”) may result in behavioral fatigue
that ultimately renders such policies ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as
one potential risk factor for non-compliance. We examined whether there was empirical
evidence to support this concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cross-national
sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries. Although boredom was higher in
countries with more COVID-19 cases and countries that instituted more stringent lockdowns,
such boredom did not predict longitudinal within-person decreases in social distancing behavior
(or vice versa; n = 8031) in early spring and summer of 2020. Overall, we found little evidence
that changes in boredom predict individual public health behaviors (handwashing, staying home,
self-quarantining, avoiding crowds) over time, or that such behavio...rs had any reliable
longitudinal effects on boredom itself. In summary, contrary to concerns, we found little
evidence that boredom posed a public health risk during lockdown and quarantine.
Кључне речи:
emotion / self-regulation / public health / Simpson’s paradox / COVID-19Извор:
2022Издавач:
- Center for Open Science
Финансирање / пројекти:
- This research received support from the New York University Abu Dhabi (VCDSF/75-71015)
- This research received support from the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund)
- This research received support from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/00086)
Институција/група
Psihologija / PsychologyTY - GEN AU - Westgate, Erin Corwin AU - Buttrick, Nick AU - Lin, Yijun AU - El Helou, Gaelle AU - Agostini, Maximilian AU - Belanger, Jocelyn AU - Gutzkow, Ben AU - Kreienkamp, Jannis AU - Abakoumkin, Georgios AU - Khaiyom, Jamilah H. B. Abdul AU - Ahmedi, Vjollca AU - Akkas, Handan AU - Almenara, Carlos A AU - Atta, Mohsin AU - B, S C AU - Basel, Sima AU - Kida, Edona Berisha AU - BERNARDO, ALLAN B. I. AU - Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit AU - Choi, Hoon-Seok AU - Cristea, Mioara AU - Csaba, Sara AU - Damnjanović, Kaja PY - 2022 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4626 AB - A variety of public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective public health behaviors (e.g., national/ regional “lockdown”) may result in behavioral fatigue that ultimately renders such policies ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for non-compliance. We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries. Although boredom was higher in countries with more COVID-19 cases and countries that instituted more stringent lockdowns, such boredom did not predict longitudinal within-person decreases in social distancing behavior (or vice versa; n = 8031) in early spring and summer of 2020. Overall, we found little evidence that changes in boredom predict individual public health behaviors (handwashing, staying home, self-quarantining, avoiding crowds) over time, or that such behaviors had any reliable longitudinal effects on boredom itself. In summary, contrary to concerns, we found little evidence that boredom posed a public health risk during lockdown and quarantine. PB - Center for Open Science T1 - Pandemic boredom: Little evidence that lockdown-related boredom affects risky public health behaviors across 116 countries DO - 10.31234/osf.io/78kma ER -
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Westgate, E. C., Buttrick, N., Lin, Y., El Helou, G., Agostini, M., Belanger, J., Gutzkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Khaiyom, J. H. B. A., Ahmedi, V., Akkas, H., Almenara, C. A., Atta, M., B, S. C., Basel, S., Kida, E. B., BERNARDO, A. B. I., Chobthamkit, P., Choi, H., Cristea, M., Csaba, S.,& Damnjanović, K.. (2022). Pandemic boredom: Little evidence that lockdown-related boredom affects risky public health behaviors across 116 countries. Center for Open Science.. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/78kma
Westgate EC, Buttrick N, Lin Y, El Helou G, Agostini M, Belanger J, Gutzkow B, Kreienkamp J, Abakoumkin G, Khaiyom JHBA, Ahmedi V, Akkas H, Almenara CA, Atta M, B SC, Basel S, Kida EB, BERNARDO ABI, Chobthamkit P, Choi H, Cristea M, Csaba S, Damnjanović K. Pandemic boredom: Little evidence that lockdown-related boredom affects risky public health behaviors across 116 countries. 2022;. doi:10.31234/osf.io/78kma .
Westgate, Erin Corwin, Buttrick, Nick, Lin, Yijun, El Helou, Gaelle, Agostini, Maximilian, Belanger, Jocelyn, Gutzkow, Ben, Kreienkamp, Jannis, Abakoumkin, Georgios, Khaiyom, Jamilah H. B. Abdul, Ahmedi, Vjollca, Akkas, Handan, Almenara, Carlos A, Atta, Mohsin, B, S C, Basel, Sima, Kida, Edona Berisha, BERNARDO, ALLAN B. I., Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit, Choi, Hoon-Seok, Cristea, Mioara, Csaba, Sara, Damnjanović, Kaja, "Pandemic boredom: Little evidence that lockdown-related boredom affects risky public health behaviors across 116 countries" (2022), https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/78kma . .