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Record: 1
Title: Superstitious beliefs, locus of control, and feeling at risk in the face of
Covid-19.
Authors: Hoffmann, Arvid1 (AUTHOR) [email protected]
Plotkina, Daria2 (AUTHOR) [email protected]
Roger, Patrick 2 (AUTHOR) [email protected]
D'Hondt, Catherine3 (AUTHOR) [email protected]
Source: Personality & Individual Differences. Oct2022, Vol. 196, pN.PAG-
N.PAG. 1p.
Document Type: Article
Subject Terms: *LOCUS of control
*COVID-19
*COVID-19 pandemic
*INTERNAL auditing
*RISK aversion
*FEAR
Geographic Terms: BELGIUM
Author-Supplied Keywords: Covid-19
Fear
Feeling at risk
Locus of control
Pandemic
Superstitious beliefs
Abstract: Unprecedented uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic stimulated
anxiety among individuals, while the associated health restrictions
contributed to a feeling of loss of control. Prior research suggests that, in
times of crisis, some individuals rely on superstitious beliefs as a coping
mechanism, but it remains unclear whether superstition is positively or
negatively associated with fear of Covid-19 during the pandemic, and the
role that individuals' locus of control plays in this regard. In two studies
conducted among individuals in Belgium and the U.S., we therefore
examined the relationship between superstitious beliefs, locus of control,
and feeling at risk of Covid-19. Across both countries, we found that
superstition is positively, and internal locus of control negatively, related
with feeling at risk of Covid-19. Moreover, in Belgium, the effect of
superstition was less pronounced for individuals with a higher level of
internal locus of control. The absence of an interaction effect between
superstition and locus of control in the U.S. could be explained by this
country's higher level of superstitious beliefs and lower level of internal
locus of control combined with a stronger feeling of being at risk of
Covid-19 or cultural differences such as Belgium's higher uncertainty
avoidance compared to the U.S. • We examined superstitious beliefs,

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locus of control, and feeling at risk of Covid-19. • Superstitious beliefs


were positively related to feeling at risk of Covid-19. • Internal locus of
control was negatively related to feeling at risk of Covid-19. • Internal
locus of control negatively moderated the effect of superstitious beliefs.
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Author Affiliations: 1 Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide, 10 Pulteney Street,
SA 5005 Adelaide, Australia
2
EM Strasbourg Business School, University of Strasbourg, 61 Avenue
de la Forêt Noire, 67100 Strasbourg, France
3 Louvain School of Management & Louvain Finance (LIDAM),
UCLouvain, Chaussée de Binche 151, 7000 Mons, Belgium
ISSN: 0191-8869
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2022.111718
Accession Number: 157445120
Database: Academic Search Premier

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