Changes in risk perception and self-reported protective behaviour during the first week of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Changes in risk perception and self-reported protective behaviour during the first week of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
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10.1098/rsos.200742
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发表时间：
2020-09
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Mobbs D
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作者：
Wise T;Zbozinek TD;Michelini G;Hagan CC;Mobbs D
改变行为的努力对于最大限度地减少新冠肺炎等高传播性流行病的传播至关重要。然而，目前尚不清楚个人是否意识到疾病风险并在大流行早期改变自己的行为。在大流行的第一周，我们横向和纵向调查了1591名居住在美国的个人的风险认知和自我报告的保护行为。受试者表现出越来越多的风险意识，并报告越来越频繁地采取保护行为，但相对于该国的普通人，他们低估了自己感染的风险。社交距离和洗手最能预测个人被感染的可能性。然而，一小部分人认为风险很低，并没有参与这些行为。我们的结果强调了在大规模大流行期间的早期干预中风险感知的重要性。
Efforts to change behaviour are critical in minimizing the spread of highly transmissible pandemics such as COVID-19. However, it is unclear whether individuals are aware of disease risk and alter their behaviour early in the pandemic. We investigated risk perception and self-reported engagement in protective behaviours in 1591 United States-based individuals cross-sectionally and longitudinally over the first week of the pandemic. Subjects demonstrated growing awareness of risk and reported engaging in protective behaviours with increasing frequency but underestimated their risk of infection relative to the average person in the country. Social distancing and hand washing were most strongly predicted by the perceived probability of personally being infected. However, a subgroup of individuals perceived low risk and did not engage in these behaviours. Our results highlight the importance of risk perception in early interventions during large-scale pandemics.
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