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The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception
Understanding psychological factors and the mechanisms involved in compliance with recommended preventive behaviors against COVID-19 is important for effective public health strategies. Time perspective was previously linked with risk perception and health-related behaviors, but it has not been expl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8995409/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35431521 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03069-z |
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author | Zancu, Simona Alexandra Măirean, Cornelia Diaconu-Gherasim, Loredana R. |
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description | Understanding psychological factors and the mechanisms involved in compliance with recommended preventive behaviors against COVID-19 is important for effective public health strategies. Time perspective was previously linked with risk perception and health-related behaviors, but it has not been explored in the context of infectious diseases. Furthermore, little is known about the explaining mechanisms that may link time perspective with adoption of preventive behaviors against health threats. The aim of the present study was to examine the longitudinal relations between time perspectives and COVID-19 risk perception and preventive behaviors. Using a six-month longitudinal design, we explored the mediating role of risk perception on the relations between the Zimbardo’s time perspectives, and preventive behaviors to protect from COVID-19. Time perspectives and COVID-19 risk perception were assessed after the lock-down (May 2020) and preventive behaviors were reported after six months (December 2020) via online surveys in a sample of 460 Romanian young adults, aged 18 to 66 years (Mage = 25.53, 87.8% women). Path analysis revealed that risk perception (i.e., perceived severity of COVID-19) mediated the relations of past negative, positive and negative future time perspectives with adoption of preventive behaviors. Our findings highlight that risk perception is an important mechanism in explaining the relation between time perspectives and preventive behaviors against major health-threats such as COVID-19. |
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spelling | pubmed-89954092022-04-11 The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception Zancu, Simona Alexandra Măirean, Cornelia Diaconu-Gherasim, Loredana R. Curr Psychol Article Understanding psychological factors and the mechanisms involved in compliance with recommended preventive behaviors against COVID-19 is important for effective public health strategies. Time perspective was previously linked with risk perception and health-related behaviors, but it has not been explored in the context of infectious diseases. Furthermore, little is known about the explaining mechanisms that may link time perspective with adoption of preventive behaviors against health threats. The aim of the present study was to examine the longitudinal relations between time perspectives and COVID-19 risk perception and preventive behaviors. Using a six-month longitudinal design, we explored the mediating role of risk perception on the relations between the Zimbardo’s time perspectives, and preventive behaviors to protect from COVID-19. Time perspectives and COVID-19 risk perception were assessed after the lock-down (May 2020) and preventive behaviors were reported after six months (December 2020) via online surveys in a sample of 460 Romanian young adults, aged 18 to 66 years (Mage = 25.53, 87.8% women). Path analysis revealed that risk perception (i.e., perceived severity of COVID-19) mediated the relations of past negative, positive and negative future time perspectives with adoption of preventive behaviors. Our findings highlight that risk perception is an important mechanism in explaining the relation between time perspectives and preventive behaviors against major health-threats such as COVID-19. Springer US 2022-04-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8995409/ /pubmed/35431521 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03069-z Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Article Zancu, Simona Alexandra Măirean, Cornelia Diaconu-Gherasim, Loredana R. The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception |
title | The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception |
title_full | The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception |
title_fullStr | The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception |
title_full_unstemmed | The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception |
title_short | The longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of risk perception |
title_sort | longitudinal relation between time perspective and preventive behaviors during the covid-19 pandemic: the mediating role of risk perception |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8995409/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35431521 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-03069-z |
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