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Colleen O'Brien Professor Colleen O’Brien recently published her paper entitled “Personality and Responses to Covid-19 Health and Safety Prevention” in the October 2021 edition of the peer-reviewed journal Personality and Individual Differences.

Prof. O’Brien’s study highlights the critical role of personality as a predictor of individual social responsibility and attitudes regarding the health and safety of others. Results reveal that prosocial personality enhances individual social responsibility and positive responses to health and safety preventive measures, whereas grandiose narcissism augments negative responses. In addition, results highlight that socially responsible individuals report being bullied for wearing a mask. The results are similar in both the United States and Canada.

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