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New research has found that people with "dark" personality characteristics, such as psychopathy and narcissism, are less likely to comply with efforts to impede the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and more likely to stockpile goods such as food and toilet paper.
Two new studies, both published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, reinforce previous findings that the "Dark Triad" of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism is associated with ignoring preventative COVID-19 measures.
But the new research indicates that health beliefs and situational perceptions may play a more important role than personality traits alone.
Dark Enlightenment, or Dark Triads?
Journal References:
Bartlomiej Nowak, Pawel Brzoska, Jarosław Piotrowski, et al. Adaptive and maladaptive behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of Dark Triad traits, collective narcissism, and health beliefs, Personality and Individual Differences (DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110232)
Marcin Zajenkowski, Peter K. Jonason, Maria Leniarska, et al. Who complies with the restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19?: Personality and perceptions of the COVID-19 situation [open], Personality and Individual Differences (DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.110199)
(Score: 0, Troll) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday July 26 2020, @08:00PM (1 child)
The entire reason the topic was researched and the article was written was precisely that but thanks for the rational if incorrect response anyway. We're talking about insulting those who refuse to follow arbitrary rules. Yes, arbitrary. This disease is provably less fatal per case than the flu and is well on track to kill less this year than tuberculosis, neither of which we do much of anything about compared to this hysterical bullshit. If everyone caught it all at once, over 99.9% of the population would survive.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 26 2020, @10:18PM
I don't see the forced closure of cigarette stores ...
Those are a KNOWN cause of health problems and those problems have been
known for quite some time.
When the government closes all cigarette stores, we can then start to discuss
other measures.