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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Retrospective Analysis of the Psychological Predictors of Public Health Support in Bulgarians at the Beginning of the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Kristina Stoyanova, Drozdstoy Stoyanov, Angel M Dzhambov

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Kristina StoyanovaResearch Institute at Medical University of Plovdiv, Research Group "Translational and Computational Neuroscience", Strategic Research and Innovation Program for Development of MU-Plovdiv, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8362-6444
Drozdstoy StoyanovResearch Institute at Medical University of Plovdiv, Research Group "Translational and Computational Neuroscience", Strategic Research and Innovation Program for Development of MU-Plovdiv, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-9975-3680
Angel M DzhambovDepartment of Hygiene, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Plovdiv, 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-2540-5111

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Abstract

The earliest critical context of the pandemic, preceding the first real epidemiological wave of contagion in Bulgaria, was examined using a socio-affective perspective. A retrospective and agnostic analytical approach was adopted. Our goal was to identify traits and trends that explain public health support (PHS) of Bulgarians during the first two months of the declared state of emergency. We investigated a set of variables with a unified method within an international scientific network named the International Collaboration on Social & Moral Psychology of COVID-19 (ICSMP) in April and May 2020. A total of 733 Bulgarians participated in the study (67.3% females), with an average age of 31.8 years (SD = 11.66). Conspiracy Theories Beliefs were a significant predictor of lower PHS. Psychological Well-Being was significantly associated with Physical Contact and Anti-Corona Policy Support. Physical Contact was significantly predicted by fewer Conspiracy Theories Beliefs, higher Collective Narcissism, Open-mindedness, higher Trait Self-Control, Moral Identity, Risk Perception and Psychological Well-Being. Physical Hygiene compliance was predicted by fewer Conspiracy Theories Beliefs, Collective Narcissism, Morality-as-Cooperation, Moral Identity and Psychological Well-Being. The results revealed two polar trends of support and non-support of public health policies. The contribution of this study is in providing evidence for the affective polarization and phenomenology of (non)precarity during the outbreak of the pandemic.

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affective polarizationconspiracy theories beliefsontological uncertaintyprecaritypsychological predictorspsychological well-beingpublic health support

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PMCPMC10216045

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