Coping self-efficacy influences health information avoidance

Hua, Jacqueline; Howell, Jennifer L.

doi:10.1177/1359105320965664

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“…Coping self-efficacy (CES) refers to judgment about own ability to effectively cope with life challenges ( Hua & Howell, 2022 ). In measuring self-efficacy in coping, we used Sumer et al, (2005) 4-item scale where participants had to assess their ability to effectively cope with COVID-19 pandemic and earthquake experiences, separately.…”

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Fear of COVID-19 and Fear of Earthquake: Multiple Distressing Events and Well-Being in Croatia

Prizmić‐Larsen

Vujčić²,

Lipovčan³

2023

Psychol Rep

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People in Croatia have recently experienced two major earthquakes in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, which are possible sources of increased fear. In order to capture and understand the effects of the simultaneously occurring threatening events, the aims of this study were threefold. First, we aimed to examine the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Croatian version of the Fear of COVID-19 scale (FCV-19S). Second, bearing in mind that there is a lack of instruments for measuring fear of earthquakes, the study aimed to develop and examine the psychometric properties the Fear of Earthquake Scale (FES), as a version of FCV-19S, modified for the earthquake experience. Finally, the study aimed to examine differences in well-being indicators (life satisfaction, positive and negative affect) between four groups of participants who either had/did not have COVID-19 disease or had experienced/did not have experienced earthquake. The study was conducted among 1136 participants adults who took part in the fourth year of the Croatian longitudinal study on well-being. Among them, N = 665 participants experienced earthquake and responded to additional questions regarding that experience. The analyses demonstrated valid psychometric properties and one-factorial structure of FCV-19S and FES scales. The findings showed that people who went through earthquake experience (vs. those without earthquake experience and COVID-19 infection) reported higher negative affect and lower positive affect, indicating that people in Croatia seem to have been more fearful of earthquakes than COVID-19 pandemic. Findings suggest the long-term negative effects of earthquake on fear and well-being in comparison to COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fear of COVID-19 and Fear of Earthquake: Multiple Distressing Events and Well-Being in Croatia

Prizmić‐Larsen

Vujčić²,

Lipovčan³

2023

Psychol Rep

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“…Several studies have validated the role of self-efficacy in driving employees’ voice behavior [ 23 , 24 ]. Domain-specific self-efficacy has greater predictive power than general self-efficacy [ 54 , 86 , 87 ]. Voice efficacy is a proximal driver of safety voice.…”

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The Influence Mechanism of Political Skill on Safety Voice Behavior in High-Risk Industries: The Mediating Role of Voice Efficacy

Sun

Chen

Qian

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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As an important indicator to measure the adaptability and development potential of individuals in an organization, political skill is rarely considered as an antecedent variable in the field of safety voice. This study is based on impression management theory and social cognitive theory. From the perspective of employee self-service-oriented safety voice motivation, we took political skill as a predictor of safety voice behavior and introduced voice efficacy as an intermediary variable to construct a theoretical model of the relationship between political skill, voice efficacy, and safety voice behavior. We used the method of questionnaire to collect data from employees in high-risk industries. SPSS and AMOS software were used as analysis tools to examine the relationship between political skill, voice efficacy, and safety voice behavior. The study results show that: (1) political skill has a significant positive impact on safety voice behavior; and (2) voice efficacy plays a mediating role in the relationship between political skill and safety voice behavior. In this study, a new predictor of safety voice behavior and its mediation mechanism were obtained. Political skill can not only reflect the psychological cognitive ability of individuals in dangerous work environments, but it is also an important manifestation of the social exchanges between employees and organizations. In the special organizational context where China generally values “guanxi”, political skill has a stronger ability to predict and explain safety voice behavior. This research can help organizations obtain safety-related suggestions from employees in a timely manner and realize the sustainable development of safety management.

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“…Information avoidance is common for threats perceived to be unmanageable [14][15][16][17], while believing one can mitigate disease risks decreases information avoidance [25][26][27]. Possessing the capacity and mental health resources to manage threats-by feeling optimistic, employing emotional coping strategies, or perceiving the agency to act, among others-decreases information avoidance, while feeling hopeless or powerless to do anything about a situation increases avoidance behavior across health and non-health domains [16,17,[28][29][30][31].…”

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“…Adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of the association of COVID-19 cases and income loss on feelings of hopelessness AMR Survey (Dec [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]. 2020) …”

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Emotional responses to COVID-19 stressors increase avoidance of health information and access to care

Gustafson¹,

Brooks²,

Meerza³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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The COVID-19 pandemic, like other crises, has had direct and indirect impacts on people’s lives, many of which have been negative. However, there is little evidence about how COVID-19 affects decision-making. Emotional responses to COVID-19- related stressors, such as local cases and income loss, provide a pathway for these stressors to affect decision-making. In this study, we examine linkages between exposure to COVID-19-related stressors—focusing on temporally specific local case counts and loss of income due to the pandemic—and behaviors for important health decisions with both individual (accessing health care) and societal (accessing information about antimicrobial resistance (AMR)) relevance. In the analysis of two health behaviors that use data from 1) a custom AMR survey and 2) the U.S. Census’s Household Pulse Survey, which asked about accessing healthcare, we find that exposure to COVID-19 stressors significantly increases feelings of hopelessness. Higher levels of hopelessness are associated with an increased probability of avoiding health information about AMR and foregoing or delaying needed medical care. Mediation analysis confirms that hopelessness is an important pathway through which COVID-19-related stressors affect avoidance behaviors. Our results suggest that large- scale crises may diminish action on other important personal and societal health issues facing humanity through emotion-mediated changes in decision-making.

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Coping self-efficacy influences health information avoidance

Cited by 27 publications

References 45 publications

Fear of COVID-19 and Fear of Earthquake: Multiple Distressing Events and Well-Being in Croatia

Fear of COVID-19 and Fear of Earthquake: Multiple Distressing Events and Well-Being in Croatia

The Influence Mechanism of Political Skill on Safety Voice Behavior in High-Risk Industries: The Mediating Role of Voice Efficacy

Emotional responses to COVID-19 stressors increase avoidance of health information and access to care

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