Evaluation Correlations between Emotional Intelligence Subscales and Adherence to Health Protocols during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Introduction: To mitigate the spread of COVID-19 infection, health protocols have been recommended but some people ignore them. Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that help people to cope with the demands of the environment. The Purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between emotional intelligence subscales and adhere to health protocols during Covid-19 pandemic. Method: This cross-sectional study was advertised on social media. 341 participants completed the self-reported questionnaires through the online link. Analysis was performed to assess the kind of association by SPSS. Results: Results indicated that females, older individuals, and somewhat those with higher education levels had more adherences to the healthcare protocols. Also, some EQ subscales (e.g., Social Responsibility, Reality Testing, Flexibility, and Emotional Self-Awareness) were significantly correlated with attitude toward healthcare protocols. Conclusion: These results emphasize the possible important of emotional intelligence subscales on adherence to health protocols.

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“…Their study results imply that people with a high level of emotional intelligence should be less likely to engage in risky behaviors that expose them to a greater risk of catching COVID. More direct evidence on this is provided by a study which found that people with higher emotional intelligence are more likely http://www.open-jim.org http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 II to adhere to COVID-19 health protocols (Aliyari, Bakhtiari, & Kianimoghadam, 2022). Scholars have argued that there is a "behavioral immune system" that can help people be resistant to catching COVID-19, and a large-scale empirical study has found that the behavioral immune system is related to following COVID-19 health and safety measures, such as social distancing, avoiding touching one's face, wearing a facemask, and cleaning and disinfecting (Shook et al, 2020).…”

“…Consequently, it is likely that emotionally intelligent consumers will respond to COVID-19 by remaining calm and shopping in a rational manner, thus using social distancing, avoiding crowded places when possible, and using masks and sanitizers even when they are optional, all of which may decrease their probability of catching coronavirus. As the recent study demonstrated (Aliyari et al, 2022), emotionally intelligent people are more likely to follow COVID-19 health protocols and thus to have higher behavioral immunity to COVID-19.…”

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