Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries

Westgate EC, Buttrick NR, Lin Y, El Helou G, Agostini M, Belanger JJ, Gützkow B, Kreienkamp J, Abakoumkin G, Abdul Khaiyom JH, Ahmedi V, et al. (2023)
Emotion.

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Westgate, Erin C.; Buttrick, Nicholas R.; Lin, Yijun; El Helou, Gaelle; Agostini, Maximilian; Belanger, Jocelyn J.; Gützkow, Ben; Kreienkamp, Jannis; Abakoumkin, Georgios; Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum; Ahmedi, Vjollca; Akkas, Handan
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Abstract / Bemerkung
Some public officials have expressed concern that policies mandating collective public health behaviors (e.g., national/regional "lockdown ") may result in behavioral fatigue that ultimately renders such policies ineffective. Boredom, specifically, has been singled out as one potential risk factor for noncompliance. We examined whether there was empirical evidence to support this concern during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cross-national sample of 63,336 community respondents from 116 countries. Although boredom was higher in countries with more COVID-19 cases and in countries that instituted more stringent lockdowns, such boredom did not predict longitudinal within-person decreases in social distancing behavior (or vice versa; n = 8,031) in early spring and summer of 2020. Overall, we found little evidence that changes in boredom predict individual public health behaviors (handwashing, staying home, self-quarantining, and avoiding crowds) over time, or that such behaviors had any reliable longitudinal effects on boredom itself. In summary, contrary to concerns, we found little evidence that boredom posed a public health risk during lockdown and quarantine.
Stichworte
emotion; self-regulation; public health; Simpson's paradox; COVID-19
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Zeitschriftentitel
Emotion
ISSN
1528-3542
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1931-1516
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2978114

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Westgate EC, Buttrick NR, Lin Y, et al. Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries. Emotion. 2023.
Westgate, E. C., Buttrick, N. R., Lin, Y., El Helou, G., Agostini, M., Belanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., et al. (2023). Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries. Emotion. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001118
Westgate, Erin C., Buttrick, Nicholas R., Lin, Yijun, El Helou, Gaelle, Agostini, Maximilian, Belanger, Jocelyn J., Gützkow, Ben, et al. 2023. “Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries”. Emotion.
Westgate, E. C., Buttrick, N. R., Lin, Y., El Helou, G., Agostini, M., Belanger, J. J., Gützkow, B., Kreienkamp, J., Abakoumkin, G., Abdul Khaiyom, J. H., et al. (2023). Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries. Emotion.
Westgate, E.C., et al., 2023. Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries. Emotion.
E.C. Westgate, et al., “Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries”, Emotion, 2023.
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Westgate, Erin C., Buttrick, Nicholas R., Lin, Yijun, El Helou, Gaelle, Agostini, Maximilian, Belanger, Jocelyn J., Gützkow, Ben, Kreienkamp, Jannis, Abakoumkin, Georgios, Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum, Ahmedi, Vjollca, Akkas, Handan, Almenara, Carlos A., Atta, Mohsin, Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem, Basel, Sima, Berisha Kida, Edona, Bernardo, Allan B. I., Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit, Choi, Hoon-Seok, Cristea, Mioara, Csaba, Sara, Damnjanovic, Kaja, Danyliuk, Ivan, Dash, Arobindu, Di Santo, Daniela, Douglas, Karen M., Enea, Violeta, Faller, Daiane Gracieli, Fitzsimons, Gavan, Gheorghiu, Alexandra, Gomez, Angel, Hamaidia, Ali, Han, Qing, Helmy, Mai, Hudiyana, Joevarian, Jeronimus, Bertus F., Jiang, Ding-Yu, Jovanovic, Veljko, Kamenov, Zeljka, Kende, Anna, Keng, Shian-Ling, Kieu, Tra Thi Thanh, Koc, Yasin, Kovyazina, Kamila, Kozytska, Inna, Krause, Joshua, Kruglanski, Arie W., Kurapov, Anton, Kutlaca, Maja, Lantos, Nora Anna, Lemay, Edward P., Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus Jaya, Louis, Winnifred R., Lueders, Adrian, Maj, Marta, Malik, Najma Iqbal, Martinez, Anton, McCabe, Kira O., Mehulic, Jasmina, Milla, Mirra Noor, Mohammed, Idris, Molinario, Erica, Moyano, Manuel, Muhammad, Hayat, Mula, Silvana, Muluk, Hamdi, Myroniuk, Solomiia, Najafi, Reza, Nisa, Claudia F., Nyul, Boglarka, O'Keefe, Paul A., Olivas Osuna, Jose Javier, Osin, Evgeny N., Park, Joonha, Pica, Gennaro, Pierro, Antonio, Rees, Jonas, Reitsema, Anne Margit, Resta, Elena, Rullo, Marika, Ryan, Michelle K., Samekin, Adil, Santtila, Pekka, Sasin, Edyta, Schumpe, Birga M., Selim, Heyla A., Stanton, Michael Vicente, Stroebe, Wolfgang, Sutton, Robbie M., Tseliou, Eleftheria, Utsugi, Akira, van Breen, Jolien Anne, Van Lissa, Caspar J., Van Veen, Kees, vanDellen, Michelle R., Vazquez, Alexandra, Wollast, Robin, Yeung, Victoria Wai-lan, Zand, Somayeh, Zezelj, Iris Lav, Zheng, Bang, Zick, Andreas, Zuniga, Claudia, and Leander, N. Pontus. “Pandemic Boredom: Little Evidence That Lockdown-Related Boredom Affects Risky Public Health Behaviors Across 116 Countries”. Emotion (2023).
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