As COVID-19 has become a global pandemic, health researchers and practitioners have focused attention on identifying the factors that may help to shape health-protective behaviors, protecting individual health and well-being, and helping to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This study explores the potential role of self-leadership and psychological capital (PsyCap) as key cognitive resources for shaping health-protective behaviors. Using multiple theoretical frameworks (social cognitive theory, psychological resources theory, and the health belief model), this paper develops and tests a hypothesized serial mediation model in which PsyCap and coping self-efficacy mediate the relationship between self-leadership and health-protective behaviors including hand washing, wearing face masks, and social distancing. Results suggest that PsyCap and coping self-efficacy mediate the positive relationship between self-leadership and health-protective behaviors. These results yield valuable insights regarding the usefulness of self-leadership and PsyCap as cognitive resources for shaping health-protective behaviors and for possible self-leadership and PsyCap interventions, potentially tailored to at-risk populations, which should have practical benefits for both the current and future pandemics and health crises.

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自我领导和心理资本作为在COVID-19大流行期间塑造健康保护行为的关键认知资源

随着COVID-19成为全球大流行病，健康研究人员和从业人员将注意力集中在确定可能有助于塑造健康保护行为，保护个人健康和福祉以及有助于减轻COVID-19传播的因素上。这项研究探讨了自我领导和心理资本（PsyCap）作为塑造健康保护行为的关键认知资源的潜在作用。本文使用多种理论框架（社会认知理论，心理资源理论和健康信念模型），开发并测试了假设的串行调解模型，其中PsyCap和应对自我效能感调解了自我领导与健康保护行为之间的关系。包括洗手，戴口罩和社交距离。结果表明，PsyCap和应对自我效能感介导了自我领导与健康保护行为之间的正向关系。这些结果对于将自我领导力和PsyCap作为认知资源用于塑造健康保护行为以及可能的针对潜在风险人群的自我领导力和PsyCap干预措施的认知资源，提供了有价值的见解。以及未来的流行病和健康危机。