ArticleJournal of aging and health2024
Motivating Protective Behavior against COVID-19: Fear Versus Hope.
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- Evaluation of occupational health and safety intervention for the waste and sanitation workers in Bangladesh during COVID-19.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2024Trial
- Tourists' intention to adopt forest conservation behavior in the Zagros region of Iran.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Determinants of protective behaviors against COVID-19 among young adults: application of the extended parallel process model.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Emotions, preventive measures, and risk perception in post-emergency COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in Italian university staff during the seasonal vaccination campaign.BMC public health · 2026Article
- The mediating role of psychological capital in health behaviors among elderly nursing home residents.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Perceived protective behavioral changes in Chinese residents post-dynamic zero-COVID policy lifting: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Gender-Specificity of Fatigue and Concerns Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Report on the Polish Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- COVID-19 precautionary behaviors and vaccine acceptance among older individuals: The role of close kin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesBased on protection motivation theory, we investigate how indicators of threat perception (perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, and fear arousal) and coping appraisal (hope) are associated with older people's motivation to engage in protective behavior after the outbreak of COVID-19.
methodsWe use multivariate regression analyses with a sample of 40,282 individuals from 26 countries participating in the SHARE Corona Survey.
resultsWe find that 15% of all respondents stayed home completely-mainly the oldest and vulnerable people with prior health risk conditions. On average, older Europeans responded strongly to the recommended protective behavior measures (6 out of 7 measures adopted). Among the threat perception indicators, fear arousal is the main motivator for protective behavior, whereas the coping appraisal indicator hope shows an equally strong association. DISCUSSION: Given the negative health effects of fear, our findings may help evaluate and revise governmental policy responses and communication strategies.
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