Understanding the Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms that Underlie Proxy Risk Perceptions among Caregivers of Asthmatic Children

Shepperd, James A.; Lipsey, Nikolette P.; Pachur, Thorsten; Waters, Erika A.

doi:10.1177/0272989x18759933

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“…[27][28][29] At the same time, the use of heuristics in parents' decision making may lead to unrealistic optimism related to future risks. 30 Future research should compare reactions to a future risk of obesity with other future health risks. In some settings, such as decisions about high-risk treatments for chronic illness, parents do consider long-term risks, 31 indicating that there are at least some situations in which parents integrate both short-and long-term risks into their decision process.…”

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Early Antibiotics and Childhood Obesity: Do Future Risks Matter to Parents and Physicians?

Lipstein

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Dodds

et al. 2018

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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To understand how parents and physicians make decisions regarding antibiotics and whether a potential associated risk of obesity would alter decisions, we conducted a qualitative study of parents and physicians who care for children. Parent focus groups and physician interviews used a guide focused on experience with antibiotics and perceptions of risks and benefits, including obesity. Content analysis was used to understand how a risk of obesity would influence antibiotic decisions. Most parents (n = 59) and physicians (n = 22) reported limited discussion about any risks at the time of antibiotic prescriptions. With an acute illness, most parents prioritized symptomatic improvement and chose to start antibiotics. Physicians’ treatment preferences were varied. An obesity risk did not change most parents’ or physicians’ preferences. Given that parent-physician discussion at the time of acute illness is unlikely to change preferences, public health messaging may be a more successful approach to counter obesity and antibiotics overuse.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Early Antibiotics and Childhood Obesity: Do Future Risks Matter to Parents and Physicians?

Lipstein

Block

Dodds

et al. 2018

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

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“…More evidence comes from a study concerning adult caregivers of children with asthma. Most of them believed that their child’s asthma was better controlled than other children with this disease (Shepperd et al, 2018). Thus, it is also clear that during the COVID-19 threat, BTAE may serve an important role not only in understanding people in the present crisis per se but also – more importantly – in projecting future interventions to make societies more eager to follow medical recommendations, which in turn would help to fight future global health crises.…”

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Biased Social Comparison in the Moment of Crisis

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Abstract. The better-than-average effect (BTAE) is a mechanism where people perceive oneself as better than others. The BTAE could be one of the phenomena explaining why people follow – in the moment of a global health crisis – guidelines (“I am superior to others, and I [will]) take extra precautions, e.g., a vaccine shot”). In this paper, we investigate the BTAE with 3,066 respondents. In Study 1, in all countries, across two measurements in time, the BTAE was present: Participants rated their involvement in self-protection as greater in comparison to others. Study 2 replicated this effect, proving its robustness. Participants estimated their willingness to vaccinate as higher than others. The BTAE was a significant predictor of willingness to vaccinate.

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“…On the grounds of health psychology—which is especially important for the scope of this article—it was demonstrated that participants rated their eating behaviors as healthier ( Sproesser et al, 2015 ) and perceived themselves as more “energetic” ( Bowen et al, 2020 ). It was also reported that adult caregivers of children with asthma believed that their child’s asthma was better controlled by them ( Shepperd et al, 2018 ).…”

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It Matters to Whom You Compare Yourself: The Case of Unrealistic Optimism and Gender-Specific Comparisons

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Unrealistic Optimism (UO) appears when comparing participants’ risk estimates for themselves with an average peer, which typically results in lower risk estimates for the self. This article reports nuanced effects when comparison varies in terms of the gender of the peer. In three studies (total N = 2,468, representative sample), we assessed people’s risk estimates for COVID-19 infections for peers with the same or other gender. If a peer’s gender is not taken into account, previous studies were replicated: Compared with others, participants perceived themselves as less likely to get infected with COVID-19. Interestingly, this effect was qualified by gender: Respondents perceived women as less threatened than men because women are perceived as more cautious and compliant with medical guidelines.

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Understanding the Cognitive and Affective Mechanisms that Underlie Proxy Risk Perceptions among Caregivers of Asthmatic Children

Cited by 10 publications

References 40 publications

Early Antibiotics and Childhood Obesity: Do Future Risks Matter to Parents and Physicians?

Early Antibiotics and Childhood Obesity: Do Future Risks Matter to Parents and Physicians?

Biased Social Comparison in the Moment of Crisis

It Matters to Whom You Compare Yourself: The Case of Unrealistic Optimism and Gender-Specific Comparisons

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