Are people optimistically biased about the risk of COVID-19 infection? Lessons from the first wave of the pandemic in Europe

K McColl, M Debin, C Souty, C Guerrisi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Unrealistic optimism, the underestimation of one's risk of experiencing harm, has been
investigated extensively to understand better and predict behavioural responses to health …

The effect of spokesperson attribution on public health message sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Abu-Akel, A Spitz, R West - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
It is urgent to understand how to effectively communicate public health messages during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Previous work has focused on how to formulate messages in terms of …

Fear of COVID-19 for individuals and family members: Indications from the national cross-sectional study of the epicovid19 web-based survey

L Cori, O Curzio, F Adorni, F Prinelli, M Noale… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study analyzed the association of the fear of contagion for oneself and for family
members (FMs) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, with demographic and …

What drives compliance with COVID‐19 measures over time? Explaining changing impacts with goal framing theory

F Six, S De Vadder, M Glavina… - Regulation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to study which factors drive
compliance and how the evolving context in society–virus fluctuations and changing …

Influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental workload and burnout of fashion retailing workers in spain

AM Rodríguez-López, S Rubio-Valdehita… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study analyzed the levels of mental workload and the presence of burnout on a sample
of fashion retailing workers from Spain and its relationship with the current CoViD-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Human responses to Covid-19: The role of optimism bias, perceived severity, and anxiety

I Fragkaki, DF Maciejewski, EL Weijman… - Personality and …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the governments are trying to contain the spread with non-
pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as social distancing rules, restrictions, and …

Gender differences in perceived risk of COVID‐19

A Lewis, R Duch - Social Science Quarterly, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We examine gender‐based differences in perceived risks related to COVID‐19.
Methods We analyze published findings from COVID‐related research on beliefs and …

Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest …

ZN Azene, MW Merid, AG Muluneh, DM Geberu… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Considering its pandemicity and absence of effective treatment, authorities
across the globe have designed various mitigation strategies to combat the spread of COVID …

Socio-demographic variables, fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and depression: Prevalence, relationships and explanatory model in the general population of seven Latin …

T Caycho-Rodríguez, JM Tomás, LW Vilca… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has gravely impacted Latin America. A model was tested that
evaluated the contribution of socio-demographic factors and fear of COVID-19 on anxiety …

Delay of routine health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A theoretical model of individuals' risk assessment and decision making

P Shukla, M Lee, SA Whitman, KH Pine - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Delaying routine health care has been prevalent during the COIVD-19 pandemic. Macro-
level data from this period reveals that US patients under-utilized routine health care …