Uncertainty Management and Curve Flattening Behaviors in the Wake of COVID-19's First Wave.
Health Commun
; 36(1): 32-41, 2021 01.
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| ID: mdl-33256466
ABSTRACT
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.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Control de Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Incertidumbre
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Información de Salud al Consumidor
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Commun
Asunto de la revista:
PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article