Cognitive skills; Locus of control; Personality traits; Compliance
Abstract :
[en] This paper examines the empirical relationship between individuals’ cognitive and non-cognitive
abilities and COVID-19 compliance behaviors using cross-country data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We find that both cognitive and non-cognitive skills predict responsible health behaviors during the COVID-19 crisis. Episodic memory is the most important cognitive skill, while conscientiousness and neuroticism are the most significant personality traits. There is also some evidence of a role for an internal locus of control in compliance.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Clark, Andrew; Paris School of Economics - CNRS
d'Ambrosio, Conchita ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS)
Onur, Ilke; Flinders University
Zhu, Rong; Flinders University
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
COVID-19 Compliance Behaviors of Older People: The Role of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills
