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. 2021 Jul 9;12:634012. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.634012

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Standardized direct paths of the mediation model (N = 907). Dashed blue lines (and blue parameters) represent the direct paths of all IVs on the dependent variable “Adoption of Preventive Measures.” Regarding indirect effects, the variables (others) health-related locus of control, anxious symptoms, attachment anxiety, working near/in contact with COVID-19 patients, and having experienced one or more deaths among close friends or relatives (due to COVID) had a significant, positive indirect effect on the adoption of preventive measures through risk perception, while openness had a significant indirect negative effect on the dependent variable (see Supplementary Table 6 for more information). H-LoC = Health-related Locus of Control scale; TIPI = Ten-Item Personality Inventory; GAD-7 = General Anxiety Disorder Scale–7; ECR-12 = Experiences in Close Relationships−12.