Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by coronavirus (SARS-nCoV2) is currently spreading across the world. In response, different sets of pandemic containment measures have been employed by several countries. The effectiveness of non-pharmacological measures such as home confinement hinges on adherence by the population. While adherence to these social distancing measures appears to be high in general, adherence might be more challenging for some individuals and complying with these measures might become more difficult the longer they last. Here, we suggest that boredom and self-control are two important psychological concepts for understanding the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic containment measures pose to individuals. To maximize adherence to these measures, we propose to consider the specific and combined effects of boredom and self-control demands elicited by this situation on subsequent behavior.

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Title
Too bored to bother? Boredom as a potential threat to the efficacy of pandemic containment measures
Author
Martarelli, Corinna S 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Wolff Wanja 2 

1  Swiss Distance University Institute, Faculty of Psychology, Brig, Switzerland 
2  University of Konstanz, Department of Sport Science, Konstanz, Germany (GRID:grid.9811.1) (ISNI:0000 0001 0658 7699); University of Bern, Department of Educational Psychology, Bern, Switzerland (GRID:grid.5734.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 0726 5157) 
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Dec 2020
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
e-ISSN
2662-9992
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-0512-6
ProQuest document ID
2421647953
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.