Psychological Factors Affecting Risk Perception of COVID-19: Evidence from Peru and China
| Autor: | Anahí Cardona-Rivero, He Jiang, Andy Alvarado-Yepez, Enma Huaman-Chulluncuy, Analy Torres-Mejía, Fredy S Monge-Rodríguez, Liwei Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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China
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) genetic structures Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Developing country Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine risk perception Environmental health Perception Surveys and Questionnaires 0502 economics and business Pandemic Peru medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine threat media_common Government SARS-CoV-2 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 anxiety COVD-19 Risk perception Anxiety Medicine 050211 marketing medicine.symptom confidence Psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 6513, p 6513 (2021) Volume 18 Issue 12 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | COVID-19 has spread around the world, causing a global pandemic, and to date is impacting in various ways in both developed and developing countries. We know that the spread of this virus is through people’s behavior despite the perceived risks. Risk perception plays an important role in decision-making to prevent infection. Using data from the online survey of participants in Peru and China (N = 1594), data were collected between 8 July 31 and August 2020. We found that levels of risk perception are relatively moderate, but higher in Peru compared to China. In both countries, anxiety, threat perception, self-confidence, and sex were found to be significant predictors of risk perception however, trust in the information received by government and experts was significant only in Peru, whereas self-confidence had a significant negative effect only for China. Risk communication should be implemented through information programs aimed at reducing anxiety and improving self-confidence, taking into consideration gender differences. In addition, the information generated by the government should be based on empirical sources. Finally, the implications for effective risk communication and its impacts on the health field are discussed. |
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