Volume 26, Issue 119, January 2022

The role of bright and dark personality traits in self and other protective pandemic-related preventive behaviors

Parastoo Naeimijoo¹, Ahmad Yousefi², Abbas Masjedi Arani^3♦, Mostafa Heidari⁴, Reza Karimi⁵, Maryam Aslzaker Lighvan⁶

¹Student Research Committee, (Department of Clinical Psychology, school of medicine), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
²Student Research Committee, (Department of Clinical Psychology, school of medicine), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
³Associate professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, school of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
⁴Assistant professor, Department of psychology, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar Branch, Garmsar, Iran
⁵Department of Clinical Psychology, school of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
⁶Assistant professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, school of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

^♦Corresponding author
Associate professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, school of medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

ABSTRACT

Aim: The Purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between bright and dark aspects of personality dimensions and self-interest and other interest preventive related behaviors during Covid-19 pandemic. Method: This cross-sectional study was advertised on social media. 541 participants completed four self-reported questionnaires through the online link. Analysis was performed to assess the kind of association by SPSS. Results: Findings indicate different significant associations between the personality dimensions and preventive behaviors. Regression analysis indicated that conscientiousness (B=.27, P=.00) and agreeableness (B=.11, P=.03) positively and extraversion (B= -.14 P =.02) negatively predict self-protective behaviors. Likewise, conscientiousness (B=.40, P=. 00) and agreeableness (B=.14, P=.00) and antisocial tendencies (B= -.23, P=.00) could have predictive role in other-oriented behaviors. Conclusion: Personality traits have role in explaining compliance and noncompliance with Covid-19 guideline protocols and protecting self and others.

Keywords: Personality; Covid-19 Pandemic; Preventive Behaviors; SelfProtective; other protective

Medical Science, 2022, 26, ms25e1941

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i119/ms25e1941

Published: 14 January 2022