Study on the Influence of Risk Information on Risk Perception and Coping Behavior of College Students in the Context of Epidemic Prevention and Control

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study aims to explore the influence of risk information on college students'coping behavior during the pandemic and the mediating role of risk perception in between. Methods: 553 college students were surveyed by risk information questionnaire, risk perception questionnaire and coping behavior measurement. Results: (1)In risk information, the cure information and the government prevention and control measures could reduce the level of individual's risk perception, while the disease information and the self-related information could cause college students'high-risk perception;(2) The four kinds of risk information significantly correlated with risk perception and coping behavior, and risk perception and coping behavior were significantly correlated;(3) Risk perception played an mediating role between risk information and coping behavior. Conclusion: Risk information and risk perception during the epidemic significantly affected college students'coping behavior. © 2022 ACM.