COVID-19 compliance behaviors of older people: The role of cognitive and non-cognitive skills

Andrew Clark, Conchita D’ambrosio, Ilke Onur and Rong Zhu
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Abstract: This paper examines the empirical relationship between individuals' cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and COVID-19 compliance behaviors using cross-country data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). We find that both cognitive and non-cognitive skills predict responsible health behaviors during the COVID-19 crisis. Episodic memory is the most important cognitive skill, while conscientiousness and neuroticism are the most significant personality traits. There is also some evidence of a role for an internal locus of control in compliance.

Keywords: Cognitive skills; Locus of control; Personality traits; Compliance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-01
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Published in Economics Letters, 2022, 210, ⟨10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110158⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.110158

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