The relationship between public law-abiding tendency and safe COVID-19 behaviors, development of a new scale and association with health-related behaviors

Shiraly, R, Jeihooni, AK, Mir, FI and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2024. The relationship between public law-abiding tendency and safe COVID-19 behaviors, development of a new scale and association with health-related behaviors. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law. ISSN 1321-8719

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Abstract

The objectives of the present study were to develop and validate the Public Law-Abiding Tendency Scale (PLATS) and to examine its association with some health-related behaviors. Several steps were taken including item suggestion and discussion by an expert panel, sequential item reduction to maximize internal consistency using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. A sample of 1108 community-dwelling individuals were recruited. Internal consistency and construct validity of the PLATS were examined. A 10-item scale was extracted showing good psychometric properties. There was a significantly moderate association (r = 0.564; p<.001) between PLATS scores and COVID-19 preventive behaviors, indicating that a greater tendency to abide by public regulations was positively associated with more adherence to health recommendations during a global health crisis. The scale was associated with some health-related behaviors such as COVID-19 preventive behaviors. The study findings suggest the PLATS is a promising new scale for assessing individuals’ tendency to abide by general public laws that could provide an empirical basis for further study on this topic.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Creators:	Shiraly, R., Jeihooni, A.K., Mir, F.I. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
Date:	4 September 2024
ISSN:	1321-8719
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1080/13218719.2024.2372776 DOI 2190354 Other
Rights:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law on 4 September 2024, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2024.2372776
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	08 Aug 2024 08:30
Last Modified:	06 Sep 2024 16:01
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51947

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