Young People's Risk Perception and Experience in Connection with COVID-19

Dyregrov, Atle; Fjærestad, Anita; Gjestad, Rolf; Thimm, Jens C.

doi:10.1080/15325024.2020.1853974

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“…To a lesser extent, creating novel opportunities, in our case chemical substances such as antibacterial gel, should also be implemented by trustworthy source in order to be perceived as acceptable. This is somewhat in line with a previous study amongst youth in Norway, being informed and trusting the information was deemed important and decreased their anxiety ( 26 ). Finally, reminders were not affected by trust toward the source since attitudes are supposedly established for known information, regardless of who provides it.…”

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Assessing Student Perceptions of a Norwegian University's COVID-19 Response Strategy: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Hamed

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et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Aim: This study aims to investigate Norwegian students' perceptions toward a higher education institution (HEI)'s COVID-19 response strategy, differentiating between three behavioral techniques: informing (i. e., email updates about COVID-19), nudging (i.e., visual cues as reminders), and creating novel opportunities (i.e., provision of antibacterial dispensers). In addition, the study assesses to what extent these perceptions are influenced by COVID-19 related psychological factors: risk perception; attitudes toward infection prevention and control (IPC) behaviors; perceived behavior control; institutional trust.Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among a student population. The survey was developed to evaluate the HEI's response strategy, and distinct perceptions of COVID-19 and related practices. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to estimate the effect of the psychological factors on the attitude toward different behavioral techniques.Results: Creating novel opportunities was perceived most positively from the students, secondly, informing the students through email updates about COVID-19, finally, reminders through visual cues. Institutional trust presented the largest positive effect on informing the students through email updates, while no effect was measured for reminders. Attitudes toward IPC behaviors showed the strongest effect on students' perceptions of new opportunities and reminders, whereas providing email updates about COVID-19 is less affected by pre-existing perceptions.Conclusions: A host of factors such as institutional trust, and perceptions concerning IPC measures and risk severity, influence students' perceptions of different behavior change techniques. This type of knowledge can contribute to understanding how perceptions can impact acceptance and adoption of specific preventive measures within a pandemic response. An assessment as such may result in more ethical and relevant future efforts.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Assessing Student Perceptions of a Norwegian University's COVID-19 Response Strategy: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Hamed

Lange

et al. 2021

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“…Studies examining how the dramatic and sudden shift from everyday routines to days regulated by measures has affected youth are emerging. In a Norwegian study of 244 youth aged 13–20 years old, Dyregrov et al ( 2020 ) found that youth's risk perceptions and experiences in the COVID‐19 period were mostly related to their concern about infecting someone close to them. They were also concerned about their future, particularly education and social life.…”

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‘We are unlikely to return to the same world, and I do not want it to destroy my future.’ Young people's worries through the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic

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Sandal

Mæland

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Child & Family Social Work

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This study aims to explore what worries youth were having during the seventh to ninth week of the COVID‐19 lockdown. Our findings build on the responses to an open‐ended survey question from 1314 youths. The worries covered three main themes: ‘That my mom dies, then I am left all alone’: worries related to COVID‐19 virus infection; ‘To me, this is lost youth’: worries about the consequences of measures for the present life and near future; and ‘I will face a very difficult life in the future’: worries about the consequences of measures for the outlook on life. Young people worried that the measures would have a huge impact on their present life and outlook on life. The costs of restriction measures were unevenly distributed and indicated that the measures affected their mental health. Listening to youth voices during the pandemic is important for practitioners, educators and policymakers. The results indicate that the threshold for closing schools also including the provision of distance learning should be kept high. Social and health services for youth should offer early intervention and be prepared for an escalation in mental health problems in the imminent future.

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“…Ongoing concerns regarding one’s own or one’s family members’ safety have also been frequently cited as a contextual stressor [ 36 , 37 , 38 ]). In a study by Dyregrov et al [ 39 ], a large proportion of individuals expressed serious concern about the safety of their family members. These concerns may increase the psychological stress in parents, and an inability to cope effectively with these concerns may result in severe psychological distress, particularly for parents with pre-existing physical and mental health difficulties (citation withheld for blind review).…”

Section: An Examination Of Covid-19-related Stressors Among Parents and Recommendations To Mitigate Concerns At The Individual Community mentioning

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An Examination of COVID-19-Related Stressors among Parents

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Park

Pagán

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The circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken a psychological toll on parents. Thus, understanding the impact of these contextual stressors on parents is important to help inform the development of family-based health promotion interventions. The present study examined parents’ perception of various sources of stress resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants (N = 294) completed an open-ended question about their primary source of stress during the pandemic, which we coded into one or more of the following categories: family, work, health, and finance. We used chi-square tests to determine whether gender, marital status, financial strain, and education level were significantly related to each of the four primary sources of stress. We found that female, married, and financially strained participants were more likely to report family-related stressors. Further, we found that participants who expressed concern over health-related stressors were more likely to have pre-existing health conditions. Finally, we found that single participants were more likely to express concerns over financial stressors. Our findings shed light on parental concerns following the pandemic and inform new research directions, clinical approaches, and policy issues at the individual, community, and societal levels.

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Young People's Risk Perception and Experience in Connection with COVID-19

Cited by 20 publications

References 8 publications

Assessing Student Perceptions of a Norwegian University's COVID-19 Response Strategy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Assessing Student Perceptions of a Norwegian University's COVID-19 Response Strategy: A Cross-Sectional Study

‘We are unlikely to return to the same world, and I do not want it to destroy my future.’ Young people's worries through the outbreak of the COVID‐19 pandemic

An Examination of COVID-19-Related Stressors among Parents

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