OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

According to COVID-19 research, the introduction of a self-isolation and quarantine regime is an effective measure to contain the pandemic. The article examines the problem of psychological factors of observing stay-at-home recommendations, among which the main attention is paid to two types of opti...

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Autores principales:	OLEG A. SYCHEV, TAMARA O. GORDEEVA, OLGA S. VINDEKER, MARIA A. DOVGER, VICTORIA A. TITOVA GRANDCHAMP
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Publicado:	Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2021
Materias:	optimism anxiety fear of infection adherence to recommendations to stay at home pandemic of covid-19 Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a194514a4ba34348a4ee1012fb3709182021-11-10T15:57:50ZOPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC10.17759/cpp.20212903032075-34702311-9446https://doaj.org/article/a194514a4ba34348a4ee1012fb3709182021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://psyjournals.ru/files/124353/cpp_2021_n3_Sychev_et_al.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2075-3470https://doaj.org/toc/2311-9446According to COVID-19 research, the introduction of a self-isolation and quarantine regime is an effective measure to contain the pandemic. The article examines the problem of psychological factors of observing stay-at-home recommendations, among which the main attention is paid to two types of optimism in a pandemic situation: constructive optimism and defensive optimism. It was assumed that they would have the opposite effect on adherence to the self-isolation regime, and the negative effect of defensive optimism would be mediated by a decrease in illness anxiety or fear of infection. To test this hypothesis, a longitudinal study (with an interval of six weeks) was carried out in a sample of 306 students (89% of women) using a life orientation test, the scales of constructive and defensive optimism by Gordeeva et al., and anxiety in a pandemic situation questionnaire by Tkhostov and Rasskazova. The results confirm our hypotheses: people who adhere to the stay-at-home recommendations are characterized by a higher level of constructive optimism, i.e. they believe that their efforts will help prevent infection and spread of the virus. In contrast, people who demonstrate unrealistic or defensive optimism, that is, who believe that the issue of coronavirus is exaggerated, fear infection less and admit that they do not strictly adhere to the requirements of self-isolation. These results indicate that, in addition to dispositional optimism, situation specific constructive and defensive optimism are essential in explaining health behavior, with the latter type of optimism serving as a response to anxiety associated with fear of the disease and its consequences.OLEG A. SYCHEVTAMARA O. GORDEEVAOLGA S. VINDEKERMARIA A. DOVGERVICTORIA A. TITOVA GRANDCHAMPMoscow State University of Psychology and Educationarticleoptimismanxietyfear of infectionadherence to recommendations to stay at homepandemic of covid-19PsychologyBF1-990RUКонсультативная психология и психотерапия, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 24-44 (2021)
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spellingShingle	optimism anxiety fear of infection adherence to recommendations to stay at home pandemic of covid-19 Psychology BF1-990 OLEG A. SYCHEV TAMARA O. GORDEEVA OLGA S. VINDEKER MARIA A. DOVGER VICTORIA A. TITOVA GRANDCHAMP OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
description	According to COVID-19 research, the introduction of a self-isolation and quarantine regime is an effective measure to contain the pandemic. The article examines the problem of psychological factors of observing stay-at-home recommendations, among which the main attention is paid to two types of optimism in a pandemic situation: constructive optimism and defensive optimism. It was assumed that they would have the opposite effect on adherence to the self-isolation regime, and the negative effect of defensive optimism would be mediated by a decrease in illness anxiety or fear of infection. To test this hypothesis, a longitudinal study (with an interval of six weeks) was carried out in a sample of 306 students (89% of women) using a life orientation test, the scales of constructive and defensive optimism by Gordeeva et al., and anxiety in a pandemic situation questionnaire by Tkhostov and Rasskazova. The results confirm our hypotheses: people who adhere to the stay-at-home recommendations are characterized by a higher level of constructive optimism, i.e. they believe that their efforts will help prevent infection and spread of the virus. In contrast, people who demonstrate unrealistic or defensive optimism, that is, who believe that the issue of coronavirus is exaggerated, fear infection less and admit that they do not strictly adhere to the requirements of self-isolation. These results indicate that, in addition to dispositional optimism, situation specific constructive and defensive optimism are essential in explaining health behavior, with the latter type of optimism serving as a response to anxiety associated with fear of the disease and its consequences.
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author	OLEG A. SYCHEV TAMARA O. GORDEEVA OLGA S. VINDEKER MARIA A. DOVGER VICTORIA A. TITOVA GRANDCHAMP
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title	OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
title_short	OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
title_full	OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
title_fullStr	OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
title_full_unstemmed	OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
title_sort	optimism and fear of infection as predictors of observing stay-at-home recommendations during covid-19 pandemic
publisher	Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/a194514a4ba34348a4ee1012fb370918
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OPTIMISM AND FEAR OF INFECTION AS PREDICTORS OF OBSERVING STAY-AT-HOME RECOMMENDATIONS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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