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Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic
In the midst of a global pandemic, prevention methods stand as a crucial first step toward addressing the public health crisis and controlling the spread of the virus. However, slowing the spread of the virus hinges on the public’s willingness to follow a combination of mitigation practices to avoid...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336792/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34347778 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254756 |
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author | Kassas, Bachir Morgan, Stephen N. Lai, John H. Kropp, Jaclyn D. Gao, Zhifeng |
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description | In the midst of a global pandemic, prevention methods stand as a crucial first step toward addressing the public health crisis and controlling the spread of the virus. However, slowing the spread of the virus hinges on the public’s willingness to follow a combination of mitigation practices to avoid contracting and transmitting the disease. In this study, we investigate the factors related to individuals’ risk perceptions associated with COVID-19 as well as their general self-assessed risk preferences. We also provide insights regarding the role of risk perceptions and preferences on mitigation behavior by examining the correlation between these risk measures and both the likelihood of following various mitigation practices and total number of practices followed. Although we find both risk perceptions and preferences to be significantly correlated with mitigation behaviors, risk perceptions are correlated with a larger number of practices. Additionally, we find significant heterogeneity in mitigation behaviors across numerous individual and household characteristics. These results can serve as a benchmark for the design and development of interventions to increase awareness and promote higher adoption of mitigation practices. |
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spelling | pubmed-83367922021-08-05 Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic Kassas, Bachir Morgan, Stephen N. Lai, John H. Kropp, Jaclyn D. Gao, Zhifeng PLoS One Research Article In the midst of a global pandemic, prevention methods stand as a crucial first step toward addressing the public health crisis and controlling the spread of the virus. However, slowing the spread of the virus hinges on the public’s willingness to follow a combination of mitigation practices to avoid contracting and transmitting the disease. In this study, we investigate the factors related to individuals’ risk perceptions associated with COVID-19 as well as their general self-assessed risk preferences. We also provide insights regarding the role of risk perceptions and preferences on mitigation behavior by examining the correlation between these risk measures and both the likelihood of following various mitigation practices and total number of practices followed. Although we find both risk perceptions and preferences to be significantly correlated with mitigation behaviors, risk perceptions are correlated with a larger number of practices. Additionally, we find significant heterogeneity in mitigation behaviors across numerous individual and household characteristics. These results can serve as a benchmark for the design and development of interventions to increase awareness and promote higher adoption of mitigation practices. Public Library of Science 2021-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8336792/ /pubmed/34347778 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254756 Text en https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) public domain dedication. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Kassas, Bachir Morgan, Stephen N. Lai, John H. Kropp, Jaclyn D. Gao, Zhifeng Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title | Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full | Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_fullStr | Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_short | Perception versus preference: The role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_sort | perception versus preference: the role of self-assessed risk measures on individual mitigation behaviors during the covid-19 pandemic |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336792/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34347778 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254756 |
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