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Between authority and common sense: development and investigation of a model explaining COVID-19 preventive behaviours (preprint)
psyarxiv; 2022.
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in English
| PREPRINT-PSYARXIV | ID: ppzbmed-10.31234.osf.io.s5up3
ABSTRACT
To protect themselves from COVID-19, people follow the recommendations of the authorities, but they also resort to placebos. To stop the virus, it is important to understand the factors underlying both types of preventive behaviour. This study examined whether our model (developed based on the Health Belief Model and the Transactional Model of Stress) can explain participation in WHO-recommended and placebo actions during the pandemic. Model was tested on a sample of 3,346 participants from Italy, Japan, Poland, Korea, Sweden, and the US. It was broadly supported objective risk and cues to action showed both direct and indirect (through perceived threat) associations with preventive behaviours. Moreover, locus of control, decision balance, health anxiety and preventive coping moderated these relationships. Numerous differences were also found between countries. We conclude that beliefs about control over health and perceived benefits of actions are critical to the development of interventions to improve adherence to recommendations.
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Main subject:
Anxiety Disorders
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COVID-19
Language:
English
Year:
2022
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