Uncertainty Management and Curve Flattening Behaviors in the Wake of COVID-19’s First Wave
| Autor: | Dannagal G. Young, Amy Bleakley, John Crowley, Kami J. Silk, Jennifer L. Lambe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male Information management medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Information Seeking Behavior 050801 communication & media studies Anxiety Risk Assessment Health(social science) Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0508 media and communications Information seeking behavior Adaptation Psychological Pandemic medicine Humans Pandemics Aged Motivation 030505 public health Actuarial science Consumer Health Information SARS-CoV-2 Communication Public health 05 social sciences Age Factors Uncertainty COVID-19 Middle Aged Mental health Mental Health Socioeconomic Factors Theory of Motivated Information Management Communicable Disease Control Female medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology Risk assessment Risk Reduction Behavior |
| Zdroj: | Health Communication |
| ISSN: | 1532-7027 1041-0236 |
| Popis: | The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak poses a substantial threat to public health. Individual efforts to engage in COVID-19 precautionary behaviors are necessary to flatten the pandemic's curve in the waiting period before a vaccine is developed. This study sought to apply the Theory of Motivated Information Management to investigate the relationships among COVID-19 illness uncertainty, information management, and actual precautionary behaviors, both preparatory and preventative. The results of a national opt-in online panel demonstrate that uncertainty discrepancy, anxiety, and information management strategies are key predictors of the adoption of COVID-19 preparation and prevention behaviors. The results further identify diverging associations across age groups with respect to associations between information management and precautionary behaviors. Implications for theory and practice are discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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