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November 10, 2020

Psychological Entitlement Predicts Noncompliance with the Health Guidelines of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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In three studies, researchers found that people classified as “psychologically entitled” (defined as  someone who feels more deserving of positive outcomes than other people) are less likely to comply with health guidelines to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 and that they are more likely to say that they have already contracted it. They were also less likely to report being concerned about the potential to harm others by infecting them. Telling participants that others might think less of them for not following suggested guidelines did not encourage more entitled people to be more likely to follow them.

Zitek and Schlund. (Oct 29, 2020). Psychological Entitlement Predicts Noncompliance with the Health Guidelines of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Personality and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2020.110491