Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection
Abstract To protect themselves from COVID-19, people follow the recommendations of the authorities, but they also resort to placebos. To stop the virus, it is important to understand the factors underlying both types of preventive behaviour. This study examined whether our model (developed based on...
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| author | Joanna Kłosowska Elżbieta A. Bajcar Helena Bieniek Justyna Brączyk Mohsen Joshanloo Katia Mattarozzi Arianna Bagnis Moa Pontén Maria Lalouni Andrew L. Geers Kelly S. Clemens Joonha Park Gahee Choi Yun-Kyeung Choi Wookyoung Jung Eunjung Son Hyae Young Yoon Przemysław Bąbel |
| author_facet | Joanna Kłosowska Elżbieta A. Bajcar Helena Bieniek Justyna Brączyk Mohsen Joshanloo Katia Mattarozzi Arianna Bagnis Moa Pontén Maria Lalouni Andrew L. Geers Kelly S. Clemens Joonha Park Gahee Choi Yun-Kyeung Choi Wookyoung Jung Eunjung Son Hyae Young Yoon Przemysław Bąbel |
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| description | Abstract To protect themselves from COVID-19, people follow the recommendations of the authorities, but they also resort to placebos. To stop the virus, it is important to understand the factors underlying both types of preventive behaviour. This study examined whether our model (developed based on the Health Belief Model and the Transactional Model of Stress) can explain participation in WHO-recommended and placebo actions during the pandemic. Model was tested on a sample of 3346 participants from Italy, Japan, Poland, Korea, Sweden, and the US. It was broadly supported: objective risk and cues to action showed both direct and indirect (through perceived threat) associations with preventive behaviours. Moreover, locus of control, decision balance, health anxiety and preventive coping moderated these relationships. Numerous differences were also found between countries. We conclude that beliefs about control over health and perceived benefits of actions are critical to the development of interventions to improve adherence to recommendations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-abd53207af9d4670ae3de5b293f00f192022-12-22T02:37:10ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-10-0112111610.1038/s41598-022-17303-yDevelopment and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infectionJoanna Kłosowska0Elżbieta A. Bajcar1Helena Bieniek2Justyna Brączyk3Mohsen Joshanloo4Katia Mattarozzi5Arianna Bagnis6Moa Pontén7Maria Lalouni8Andrew L. Geers9Kelly S. Clemens10Joonha Park11Gahee Choi12Yun-Kyeung Choi13Wookyoung Jung14Eunjung Son15Hyae Young Yoon16Przemysław Bąbel17Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian UniversityInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian UniversityInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian UniversityInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Keimyung UniversityDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of BolognaDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of BolognaDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska InstitutetDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska InstitutetDepartment of Psychology, University of ToledoDepartment of Psychology, University of ToledoNUCB Business SchoolDepartment of Psychology, Keimyung UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Keimyung UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Keimyung UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Keimyung UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Keimyung UniversityInstitute of Psychology, Jagiellonian UniversityAbstract To protect themselves from COVID-19, people follow the recommendations of the authorities, but they also resort to placebos. To stop the virus, it is important to understand the factors underlying both types of preventive behaviour. This study examined whether our model (developed based on the Health Belief Model and the Transactional Model of Stress) can explain participation in WHO-recommended and placebo actions during the pandemic. Model was tested on a sample of 3346 participants from Italy, Japan, Poland, Korea, Sweden, and the US. It was broadly supported: objective risk and cues to action showed both direct and indirect (through perceived threat) associations with preventive behaviours. Moreover, locus of control, decision balance, health anxiety and preventive coping moderated these relationships. Numerous differences were also found between countries. We conclude that beliefs about control over health and perceived benefits of actions are critical to the development of interventions to improve adherence to recommendations.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17303-y |
| spellingShingle | Joanna Kłosowska Elżbieta A. Bajcar Helena Bieniek Justyna Brączyk Mohsen Joshanloo Katia Mattarozzi Arianna Bagnis Moa Pontén Maria Lalouni Andrew L. Geers Kelly S. Clemens Joonha Park Gahee Choi Yun-Kyeung Choi Wookyoung Jung Eunjung Son Hyae Young Yoon Przemysław Bąbel Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection Scientific Reports |
| title | Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection |
| title_full | Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection |
| title_fullStr | Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection |
| title_short | Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection |
| title_sort | development and cross national investigation of a model explaining participation in who recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent covid 19 infection |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17303-y |
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