Although anxiety and worry can motivate engagement with COVID-19 preventative behaviours, people may cognitively reframe these unpleasant emotions, restoring wellbeing at the cost of public health behaviours. New Zealand young adults (n = 278) experiencing nationwide COVID-19 lockdown reported their worry, anxiety, reappraisal and lockdown compliance. Despite high knowledge of lockdown policies, 92.5% of participants reported one or more policy breaches (M = 2.74, SD = 1.86). Counter to predictions, no relationships were found between anxiety or worry with reappraisal or lockdown breaches. Findings highlight the importance of targeting young adults in promoting lockdown compliance and offer further insight into the role of emotion during a pandemic.

尽管焦虑和担忧可以激发人们参与 COVID-19 预防行为，但人们可能会在认知上重新构建这些不愉快的情绪，以牺牲公共卫生行为为代价来恢复健康。 经历全国 COVID-19 封锁的新西兰年轻人 ( n = 278) 报告了他们的担忧、焦虑、重新评估和封锁合规性。尽管对锁定政策了解很多，但 92.5% 的参与者报告了一项或多项政策违规行为（M  =  2.74，SD = 1.86）。与预测相反，没有发现焦虑或担忧与重新评估或锁定违规行为之间存在任何关系。调查结果强调了以年轻人为目标在促进遵守封锁方面的重要性，并进一步深入了解情绪在大流行期间的作用。