The Role of Perceived Stress, Personality Traits, and Self-Efficacy in Predicting Health Protocols During the Covid Pandemic

Coronavirus (COVID 19) has created a public health emergency around the world, and adherence to health protocols is now reported to be the best way to prevent the spread of the disease. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the role of perceived stress, personality traits, and self-efficacy in predicting the observance of health protocols during the Covid 19 pandemic. The method of the present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study consisted of all residents in Ardabil in the winter of 1399, 200 of whom were selected using the sampling method available online and through virtual networks and participated in this study. Data collection tools included the standard Scherer and Maddox(GSE)(1982) self-efficacy questionnaires, Cohen et al.'s(PSS-14)(1983) Perceived Stress Questionnaire, the five-factor personality traits of Costa and Macri(NEO)(1992), and the researcher-made Health Protocols Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis using Spss 24 software. The results showed that the observance of health protocols with self-efficacy, extraversion, flexibility, pleasantness, and responsibility at a significant level of (p<0.01) had a positive relationship and a negative relationship with perceived stress and neuroticism at a significant level of (p<0.01). Also, 73.6% of the total variance of health protocols was explained based on the variables of self-efficacy, perceived stress, and personality traits. These results show that self-efficacy, perceived stress, and personality traits of individuals play an effective role in adhering to health protocols and psychological care to pay attention to patients' health measures to deal with the disease and reduce stress and stress. They are essential.