COVID-19 protective behaviors: A longitudinal study applying an extended protection motivation theory.

Urte ScholzTania BermudezAlexandra M Freund

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2023)

This study demonstrates that threat appraisals (e.g., risk perceptions) are less important than positive beliefs about the behavior (i.e., coping appraisals) for the adherence to protective behaviors during a pandemic. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

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