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- Title
Self-reported interoception, worries and protective behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study.
- Authors
Vig, Luca; Ferentzi, Eszter; Köteles, Ferenc
- Abstract
Background: Protective behaviors were essential for minimizing the spread of the virus during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It is often assumed that awareness of bodily sensations (interoception) can improve decision-making and facilitate adaptive behavior. Objective: This paper investigates cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between different aspects of self-reported interoception, trait anxiety, COVID-related worry, and health protective behaviors. Methods: The study was conducted on a community sample of 265 adults. The two data collection phases took place online, before (baseline) and during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary. Results: Contrary to our expectations, neither cross-sectional nor longitudinal associations were found between protective behaviors and indicators of self-reported interoception. However, worry at baseline predicted protective behaviors during the second wave, even after controlling for socio-economical characteristics and protective behaviors at baseline. Conclusion: Our results highlight the adaptivity of health-related worry when behavioral steps to avoid threats are known and available. Also, higher level of perceived interoception did not appear to be health protective under these circumstances.
- Subjects
HUNGARY; COVID-19 pandemic; SOMATIC sensation; INTEROCEPTION; COVID-19; VIRAL transmission; LONGITUDINAL method; HEALTH behavior
- Publication
Psicologia: Reflexão e Critica, 2023, Vol 36, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0102-7972
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s41155-023-00267-x