Associations between COVID-19 risk perceptions, behavior intentions and worry.

IF 2.2 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Health Psychology Report Pub Date : 2022-03-21 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI:10.5114/hpr.2022.114477

Amanda J Dillard, Jenna Lester, Hope Holyfield

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Abstract

Background: Risk perceptions are central to health behavior, but some types of risk perceptions may be more strongly connected to behavior than others. This research examined different risk perceptions of COVID-19 and their respective associations with behavior intentions and worry.

Participants and procedure: U.S. college students (N = 248) and general adults (N = 300) reported their risk perceptions of COVID-19 - including absolute numerical, verbal, comparative, and feelings of risk - as well as their worry and intentions to do things such as get vaccinated.

Results: Although most risk perceptions related to intentions and worry, feelings of risk were the most strongly and consistently related. The associations showed that the higher people's feelings of risk were, the greater were their intentions and worry.

Conclusions: Assessing feelings of risk of COVID-19 may provide the best insight into people's perceived threat of this virus.

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COVID-19 风险认知、行为意向和担忧之间的关联。

背景：风险认知是健康行为的核心，但某些类型的风险认知可能比其他类型的风险认知与行为的关联性更强。本研究考察了对 COVID-19 的不同风险认知及其各自与行为意向和担忧的关联：美国大学生（248 人）和普通成年人（300 人）报告了他们对 COVID-19 的风险认知，包括绝对数字风险、口头风险、比较风险和感觉风险，以及他们的担忧和行为意向，如接种疫苗：尽管大多数风险认知都与接种意向和担忧有关，但风险感受的相关性最强且最一致。相关性表明，人们的风险感越高，他们的意向和担忧就越大：结论：对 COVID-19 的风险感进行评估，可以最好地了解人们对该病毒威胁的看法。

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Health Psychology Report PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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3.30

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15.00%

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审稿时长

8 weeks