Willingness to receive COVID-19 booster vaccine: associations between green-pass, social media information, anti-vax beliefs, and emotional balance

A De Giorgio, G Kuvačić, D Maleš, I Vecchio, C Tornali… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aims of the present investigation were (i) to determine psychological relapses of COVID-
19 booster vaccine;(ii) to identify the determining factors affecting willingness to receive …

“I did my own research”: overconfidence,(dis) trust in science, and endorsement of conspiracy theories

A Vranic, I Hromatko, M Tonković - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Epistemically suspect beliefs, such as endorsement of conspiracy theories or
pseudoscientific claims, are widespread even among highly educated individuals. The …

Conspiracy claims and secret intentions as predictors of psychological coping and vaccine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Eshel, S Kimhi, H Marciano, B Adini - Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign led to hesitancy, deferment and un-resolving
resistance of certain groups or individuals worldwide. Reasons for these reactions include …

How are you holding up? Personality, cognitive and social predictors of a perceived shift in subjective well-being during COVID-19 pandemic

M Kohút, J Šrol, V Čavojová - Personality and individual differences, 2022 - Elsevier
While well-being is known to be mainly predicted by relatively stable personality traits and
demographic factors, under circumstances of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the role of …

Media intervention program for reducing unrealistic optimism bias: The link between unrealistic optimism, well‐being, and health

D Dolinski, W Kulesza, P Muniak… - … : Health and Well …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Unrealistic optimism is the tendency to perceive oneself as safer than others in situations
that equally threaten everybody. By reducing fear, this bias boosts one's well‐being; …

Contrasting objective and perceived risk: predicting COVID-19 health behaviors in a nationally representative US sample

RR Thompson, NM Jones, DR Garfin… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Individuals confronting health threats may display an optimistic bias such that
judgments of their risk for illness or death are unrealistically positive given their objective …

Human flourishing in the era of COVID-19: How spirituality and the faith sector help and hinder our collective response

J Levin - Challenges, 2022 - mdpi.com
Throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, religious people and institutions have played
a significant role in responding to the challenges that we all have faced. In some instances …

Financial hardship and change in emotional well-being before to during COVID-19 pandemic among middle-aged and older Americans: Moderating effects of internal …

SL Choi, YG Lee - Social Science & Medicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between financial
hardship and change in emotional well-being—positive and negative affect—before to …

[HTML][HTML] Does personal experience with COVID-19 impact investment decisions? Evidence from a survey of US retail investors

CE Niculaescu, I Sangiorgi, AR Bell - International Review of Financial …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper explores the link between personal experience with COVID-19 and US retail
investors' financial decision-making during the first COVID-19 wave. Do retail investors that …

The COVID-19 “first lockdown” experience in Italy: the role of hope and optimism and their impact on psychological well-being and risk perception

F Biassoni, A Salducco, D Abati - European Journal of Mental Health, 2022 - ceeol.com
Introduction: The present study investigates the lockdown experience in Italy during the
COVID-19 pandemic within a positive psychology framework, focusing on the protective role …