The role of perceived level of threat, reactance proneness, political orientation, and coronavirus salience on health behavior intentions.
Psychol Health
; : 1-20, 2021 Sep 29.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2296590
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This pre-registered study was designed to test whether reminders of death and coronavirus would have similar or different effects on health behavior intentions concerning COVID-19 (e.g., mask wearing, social distancing) and whether the type of framing of these behaviors would moderate these effects.DESIGN:
The study utilized a 3 (threat mortality salience vs. coronavirus reminder vs. control topic) x 3 (framing autonomy-supportive vs. controlled vs. neutral) design. Measures of perceived threat of COVID-19, reactance proneness, and political orientation were included as individual differences.RESULTS:
Although the interaction between threat and framing conditions was not significant, the data revealed that (1) lower perceived threat of COVID-19 was associated with lower health behavior intentions to reduce the spread of the virus; (2) after an induction to express their thoughts and feelings about COVID-19, participants with low perceived threat of COVID-19 significantly increased their health intentions; (3) perceived threat of COVID-19 moderated the relationship between reactance proneness and health intentions, such that those high in reactance proneness reported lower intentions unless they had high perceptions of threat; and (4) politically conservative participants reported lower intentions to engage in healthy behaviors, and this relationship was mediated by their lower perceived threat of COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychol Health
Journal subject:
Psychology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
08870446.2021.1982940
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