Risk-aversion for negative health outcomes may promote individual compliance to containment measures in Covid-19 pandemic

<p>Submitted materials consist of study dataset&nbsp; which includes socio-demographic&nbsp; data of 130 adult Italian residents who completed the survey (89 females, mean age=38.5 y.o., sd=&plusmn;9.3 y.o.), scores at psychosocial questionnaires used in the study (i.e., loneliness, empathic skills, coping strategies, alexithymia) which were reduced to three PCA components (Proactivity, Isolation, Inactivity), and performances at the three conditions of the Covid-19 Risk Task (Monetary, Health status, and Employment status).&nbsp; &emsp;</p> <p>Study results showed that the individual degree of risk-aversion toward negative health outcomes was directly related to Proactivity component, encasing empathic, social support and positive coping strategies, which may prompt individuals to put in place self-protection strategies toward possible negative health consequences</p>