Risk Perception in a Real-World Situation (COVID-19): How It Changes From 18 to 87 Years Old

Risk Perception in a Real-World Situation (COVID-19): How It Changes From 18 to 87 Years Old

Studies on age-related differences in risk perception in a real-world situation, such as the recent COVID-19 outbreak, showed that the risk perception of getting COVID-19 tends to decrease as age increases. This finding raised the question on what factors could explain risk perception in older adult...

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Main Authors: Alessia Rosi, Floris Tijmen van Vugt, Serena Lecce, Irene Ceccato, Martine Vallarino, Filippo Rapisarda, Tomaso Vecchi, Elena Cavallini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
risk perception
COVID-19
anxiety
emotion
availability heuristic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646558/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646558/full

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