Willingness to Self-Isolate When Facing a Pandemic Risk: Model, Empirical Test, and Policy Recommendations

Zhang, Xiaojun; Wang, Fanfan; Zhu, Changwen; Wang, Zhiqiang

doi:10.3390/ijerph17010197

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“…In addition, the present study found minor differences in demographic characteristics such as gender, age, and area of residence. In contrast to previous studies [58]; [50], we found no differences between males and females in how behavioral change is in uenced. These ndings are inconsistent with past studies that found differences in behavioral intention between the sexes [59].…”

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“…The contribution of the PBC variable to the model indicates that people have control and the ability to take social distancing intention. This nding supports past TPB studies that have found PBC variables are typically less important than attitudes and social norms [50]; [51]; [52]; [52]; [53]. Contrary to our expectations, attitude was not predictor of intention.…”

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Social Distancing Intentions to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19: The Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Adiyoso

Wilopo

2020

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Background The novel SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic has caused over a hundred thousand deaths and has affected countries and economies worldwide. Due to the absence of a vaccine, the most effective way to reduce transmission of the virus is by applying social distancing practices. Exploring factors that determine whether people adopt social distancing measures is, therefore, critical to reducing the spread of the virus. This study aimed to investigate people’s intentions to socially distance based on the extended Theory of Planned Behavior. An online survey of 823 individuals was conducted and their responses analyzed using partial least square structural equation modeling. Results Study found that the factors influencing the intention to perform social distancing were subjective norms and perceived behavior control. Risk perception affected attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. Media exposure was found to determine attitudes, subjective norms, and risk perceptions. The relationship between attitudes and intentions, and media use and perceived behavior control were not significant. The better and effective risk communication that can change the level of risk perception, raise family and religious leader as well as increase to control behavior are the keys to people’s perform social distancing. Results from a multigroup analysis revealed partial differences across demographic variables. Younger individuals showed a stronger relationship between the influence of risk perception and PBC and media use on risk perception. The predictive strength of subjective norms from risk perception and risk perception from media use was more strongly associated with rural populations. Conclusions The results of study provide an initial understanding of the level of the public’s risk perception to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Findings also revealed the role of media use in determining risk perception, attitudes and subjective norms. Effective risk communication can change the level of risk perception, attitudes and subjective norms and, in turn, change people’s intention to socially distance. This study may add to the literature, as it explores notions of behavioral changes in the context of an infectious disease pandemic. These results provide a framework for both policymakers and practitioners to formulate interventions for effective social distancing practices in the future.

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Social Distancing Intentions to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19: The Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Adiyoso

Wilopo

2020

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“…Thus, it is important to enforce physical (but not social) distancing measures in the COVID-19 crisis. Physical isolation measures are useful for blocking the spread of the virus and reducing the possibility of citizens being affected [ 51 ]. Measures such as these may increase the sense of security of the public.…”

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Risk Perception and Depression in Public Health Crises: Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis in China

Ding

Huang

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Background: Scant attention has been paid to how risk perceptions of public health crises may affect people’s mental health. Aims: The aims of this study are to (1) construct a conceptual framework for risk perception and depression of people in public health crises, (2) examine how the mental health of people in the crisis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affected by risk perception and its associated factors, including distance perception of the crisis and support of prevention and control policies, and (3) propose policy recommendations on how to deal with psychological problems in the current COVID-19 crisis. Methods: Online questionnaire survey was implemented. A total of 6373 people visited the questionnaire online, 1115 people completed the questionnaire, and the number of valid questionnaires was 1081. Structural equation modeling was employed for data analysis. Results: Risk perception and its associated factors significantly affect the mental health of people in public health crises. Specifically, (1) distance perception of public health crises is negatively associated with depression among people, (2) affective risk perception is positively associated with depression of people in public health crises, (3) cognitive risk perception is negatively associated with depression of people in public health crises, and (4) support of prevention and control policies is negatively associated with depression of people in public health crises. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that risk perception plays an important role in affecting the mental health of people in a public health crisis. Therefore, health policies aiming to improve the psychological wellbeing of the people in a public health crisis should take risk perception into consideration.

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“…Social psychology plays an important role in epidemic governance. From the social psychology perspective, the direct causation of behavior is the primary function of emotion [ 37 , 38 ], people in a strong state of psychological stress will make a variety of irrational behavior, and even coupled with the impact of events to cause secondary disasters. The present study built a conceptual model based on the SOR model, in which lockdown interacted with pandemic severity to predict psychological distancing, and thereby result in social anxiety.…”

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Is Lockdown Bad for Social Anxiety in COVID-19 Regions?: A National Study in The SOR Perspective

Zheng

Miao

Lim

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Lockdown measures have been widely used to control and prevent virus transmission in pandemic regions. However, the psychological effects of lockdown measures have been neglected, and the related theoretical research lags behind the practice. The present study aimed to better understand the mechanism of social anxiety in pandemic regions where the lockdown measures were imposed, based on the conceptual framework of the Stimulus-Organism-Response (SOR). For that, this research investigated how lockdown measures and psychological distance influenced social anxiety in the pandemic region. The Chinese national data was analyzed for the outcome. The results showed that (1) psychological distance mediated the relationship between pandemic COVID-19 severity and social anxiety, (2) lockdown measures buffered the detrimental effect of the COVID-19 pandemic severity on social anxiety, (3) lockdown measures moderated the mediation effect of psychological distancing on social anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In conclusion, under the SOR framework, the lockdown measures had a buffer effect on social anxiety in pandemic regions, with the mediating role of psychological distancing.

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Willingness to Self-Isolate When Facing a Pandemic Risk: Model, Empirical Test, and Policy Recommendations

Cited by 76 publications

References 55 publications

Social Distancing Intentions to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19: The Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Social Distancing Intentions to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19: The Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Risk Perception and Depression in Public Health Crises: Evidence from the COVID-19 Crisis in China

Is Lockdown Bad for Social Anxiety in COVID-19 Regions?: A National Study in The SOR Perspective

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