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Editor, Senior Moderator
BMC Public Health
. 2021 Aug 10;21(1):1527.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11597-9.
A study of self-precaution against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of risk perception attitude theory and social support
Ruo-Nan Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yue-Chi Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rang-Ke Wu[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bei Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chuang-Wei Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bo-Tao Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yi-Li Zhang[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Background: In this research, the factors that influence the self-precautionary behavior during the pandemic are explored with the combination of social support and a risk perception attitude framework.
Methods: An online survey was conducted among 429 members to collect information on demographic data, social support, perceptions of outbreak risk, health self-efficacy, and self-precautionary behaviors with the guide of the Social Support Scale, the COVID-19 Risk Perception Scale, the Health Self-Efficacy Scale and the Self-precautionary Behavior Scale.
Results: The research shows that among the three dimensions of social support, both objective support and support utilization negatively predict risk perception, while subjective support positively predicts health self-efficacy; health self-efficacy and risk perception significantly predict self-precautionary behavior; the relationship between risk perception and self-precautionary behavior is significantly moderated by health self-efficacy.
Conclusions: The combined influence of social capital and risk perception attitudinal frameworks on self-precautionary behavior is highlighted in this study, with the relationship between the public's risk perception, health self-efficacy, and self-precautionary behavior intentions examined against the background of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These findings contribute to understanding the impact of social capital factors on risk perception and health self-efficacy, which provides insight into the current status and influencing factors of the public's precautionary behavior and facilitates early intervention during a pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; Risk perception attitude theory; Self-precaution; Social support.
. 2021 Aug 10;21(1):1527.
doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11597-9.
A study of self-precaution against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of risk perception attitude theory and social support
Ruo-Nan Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yue-Chi Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rang-Ke Wu[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Bei Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Chuang-Wei Li[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bo-Tao Yu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yi-Li Zhang[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 34372799
- DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11597-9
Abstract
Background: In this research, the factors that influence the self-precautionary behavior during the pandemic are explored with the combination of social support and a risk perception attitude framework.
Methods: An online survey was conducted among 429 members to collect information on demographic data, social support, perceptions of outbreak risk, health self-efficacy, and self-precautionary behaviors with the guide of the Social Support Scale, the COVID-19 Risk Perception Scale, the Health Self-Efficacy Scale and the Self-precautionary Behavior Scale.
Results: The research shows that among the three dimensions of social support, both objective support and support utilization negatively predict risk perception, while subjective support positively predicts health self-efficacy; health self-efficacy and risk perception significantly predict self-precautionary behavior; the relationship between risk perception and self-precautionary behavior is significantly moderated by health self-efficacy.
Conclusions: The combined influence of social capital and risk perception attitudinal frameworks on self-precautionary behavior is highlighted in this study, with the relationship between the public's risk perception, health self-efficacy, and self-precautionary behavior intentions examined against the background of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These findings contribute to understanding the impact of social capital factors on risk perception and health self-efficacy, which provides insight into the current status and influencing factors of the public's precautionary behavior and facilitates early intervention during a pandemic.
Keywords: COVID-19; Risk perception attitude theory; Self-precaution; Social support.