TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impacts of Sociodemographic Characteristics and Personality Traits on Adherence with the Preventive Measures of the Pandemic
TT  - Bireylerin Sosyodemografik ve Kişilik Özelliklerinin Pandemideki Önleyici Tedbirlere Uyuma Etkileri
AU  - Sarısaltık, Alican
AU  - Save, Dilşad
AU  - Uçmaklıoğlu, Banu
AU  - Yardımci, Galip
AU  - Janakieski, Gojko
AU  - Tatar, Yağmur
PY  - 2025
DA  - February
Y2  - 2024
DO  - 10.35232/estudamhsd.1540647
JF  - Eskişehir Türk Dünyası Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Halk Sağlığı Dergisi
JO  - ESTUDAM Public Health Journal
PB  - Eskişehir Osmangazi University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2564-6311
SP  - 8
EP  - 16
VL  - 10
IS  - 1
LA  - en
AB  - This study aimed to evaluate the associations between the level of compliance with preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic and sociodemographic characteristics and personality traits in Türkiye. The data of this cross-sectional study was collected in February – March 2022, during the fourth wave of the pandemic in Türkiye. A total of 1228 individuals participated in the study via online questionnaire. The COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines Compliance Scale (C-PGC) was used to evaluate adherence to COVID-19 prevention measures, while the Ten-Item Personality Inventory was used to assess personality traits. Of the participants, 57.7% were women, and the median age was 50 years. The majority were university graduates (55.6%), married (61.5%), and resided in an urban center (82.4%). The multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures was higher among females (β=2.535, p
KW  - Compliance
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - pandemic
KW  - personal traits
KW  - prevention
N2  - Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’de COVID-19 pandemisi sürecinde uygulanan önleyici tedbirlere uyum düzeyi ile sosyodemografik özellikler ve kişilik özellikleri arasındaki ilişkileri değerlendirmekti. Bu kesitsel çalışmanın verileri, Türkiye’de pandeminin dördüncü dalga dönemi içerisinde olan Şubat - Mart 2022’de toplandı. Çalışmaya toplam 1228 kişi çevrimiçi anket yoluyla katıldı. COVID-19 Önleme Yönergeleri Uyum Ölçeği (C-PGC), COVID-19 önleme tedbirlerine uyumu değerlendirmek için kullanılırken, kişilik özelliklerini değerlendirmek için On Maddeli Kişilik Envanteri kullanıldı. Katılımcıların %57,7’si kadındı ve ortanca yaş 50 yıldı. Çoğunluk üniversite mezunuydu (%55,6), evliydi (%61,5) ve bir şehir merkezinde ikamet ediyordu (%82,4). Çok değişkenli doğrusal regresyon analizi, COVID-19 önleyici tedbirlere uyumun kadınlarda (β=2,535, p
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