The covid-19 pandemic has required major changes in people's daily behavior. Health institutions surrounded us every day with information on how to take preventive measures and act to prevent infection. A new but unproven vaccine was available. At the same time, the public was faced with conflicting and limited information about the disease and the vaccine. Each individual made risky decisions, as they are uncertain about the possibility of infection, the effectiveness of the vaccine and its side effects, and the development of a new version of the virus. Prospect theory (Kahneman and Tversky, 1979) posits that risk acceptance varies among individuals and depends on both psychological and sociological factors. In research, we determine whether sexual and personality traits relate to generally accepted risks, considering preventive measures against infection with covid-19 and vaccination. Research results show that compliance with preventive measures depends on gender. No difference between vaccination and gender was detected. Due to statistically insignificant correlations, we cannot make a concrete conclusion about the influence of personality traits on the use of preventive measures and vaccination through general acceptance of risk.
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