Impact of COVID-19-related knowledge on protective behaviors: The moderating role of primary sources of information

Autor: Stephanie H. Cook, Sooyoung Kim, Yesim Tozan, Ariadna Capasso, Ralph J. DiClemente, Abbey M. Jones, Joshua Foreman, Shahmir H. Ali
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Male
Viral Diseases
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Facebook
Health Care Providers
Health Behavior
Social Sciences
Geographical locations
Developmental psychology
Knowledge score
Medical Conditions
Sociology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine and Health Sciences
Public and Occupational Health
Medical Personnel
Multidisciplinary
Behavior change
Social Communication
Middle Aged
Professions
Infectious Diseases
Social Networks
Information source
Medicine
Regression Analysis
Female
Psychology
Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health
Network Analysis
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Computer and Information Sciences
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Adolescent
Science
MEDLINE
Young Adult
Physicians
medicine
Humans
Social media
Association (psychology)
Information Dissemination
Public health
COVID-19
Covid 19
Communications
United States
Health Care
People and Places
North America
Population Groupings
Social Media
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e0260643 (2021)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: This study assessed the modifying role of primary source of COVID-19 information in the association between knowledge and protective behaviors related to COVID-19 among adults living in the United States (US). Data was collected from 6,518 US adults through an online cross-sectional self-administered survey via social media platforms in April 2020. Linear regression was performed on COVID-19 knowledge and behavior scores, adjusted for sociodemographic factors. An interaction term between knowledge score and primary information source was included to observe effect modification by primary information source. Higher levels of knowledge were associated with increased self-reported engagement with protective behaviors against COVID-19. The primary information source significantly moderated the association between knowledge and behavior, and analyses of simple slopes revealed significant differences by primary information source. This study shows the important role of COVID-19 information sources in affecting people’s engagement in recommended protective behaviors. Governments and health agencies should monitor the use of various information sources to effectively engage the public and translate knowledge into behavior change during an evolving public health crisis like COVID-19.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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