Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has taken up so much change to the environment, the economy, to relationships, and most especially to people. This event has made people adapt to a new era that accommodates the existence of the virus as well as its variants by wearing masks, face shields, practicing quarantine, and having to receive the vaccines. This study solely focused on Goldberg's (1993) Big Five Personality Theory as it was correlated with Filipino APOR's (Authorized Person of Residence) mask usage hesitancy when they leave the house while also comparing the severity of mask usage hesitancy to the actual effectiveness of the different masks. Using a non-experimental correlational approach, the researchers had 150 respondents, aged 18-64, that were given the instruments via Google Forms to attain the the COVID-19 pandemic Quarantine Order effective in the Philippines at that time. Using One-way ANOVA to test, the researchers were given the ability to determine the variance in its variables and also answer the inquiry of how the Big Five Personality traits can correlate to a person's mask usage hesitancy.
Keywords: APOR, Mask Usage, Covid-19, Big Five, Effectiveness.
Title: APORs’ Big Five Personality Traits and Mask Effectiveness as Factors Affecting Mask Usage Hesitance amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author: Nicholas Acuna, Tron Isis Tanseco, Charlotte Isabelle Monte, Zoë Salinas
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022
Page No: 102-114
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published date: 29-April-2022
