Compliance with Recommendations to Contain the Spread of Covid-19 in Sweden – the Interplay between the Big Five and Trust

Sweden’s Covid-19 containment strategy relied heavily on voluntary compliance with recommendations by the Public Health Agency (PHA). Individual differences could therefore influence compliance. Of the Big Five personality traits, conscientiousness was positively linked to compliance. Agreeableness, openness, and neuroticism were indirectly linked to compliance, mediated by trust in the PHA.