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ArticleJournal of health psychology2026

Flattening the curve: Factors associated with engagement in health protective behaviors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among Black individuals from predominantly low-income backgrounds.

Jennifer McDonald, Matthew Figueroa, Juliet Cushing, Austen McGuire, Yo Jackson

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Jennifer McDonaldDepartment of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
Matthew FigueroaDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Juliet CushingDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Austen McGuireNational Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7820-2927
Yo JacksonDepartment of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.

Funding

Traumatic Stress Across the Lifespan: A Biopsychosocial Training ProgramT32MH018869 · NIMH · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI CARLA KMETT DANIELSON, DEAN Gaines KILPATRICK · 1988 to 2026
$7.2M
Trauma exposure, emotion regulation and cognitive skills in early childhood: Prospective and longitudinal examination of the mechanisms of adjustmentR01MH079252 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE · PI JACKSON, YO · 2009 to 2021
$5.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH079252NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018869
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic had negative consequences for individuals in the United States, especially Black and low-income populations. At the start of the pandemic, efforts were made to stop the spread of COVID-19 through recommending person-level, health protective behaviors (e.g. mask wearing), but minimal research has explored what factors were related to Black and low-income individuals' engagement in these behaviors. The current study sought to increase understanding on how (a) COVID-19 knowledge, (b) medical mistrust, and (c) COVID-19 specific worry, related to following COVID-19 recommendations at the start of the pandemic in a sample of 110 Black, predominantly low-income, caregivers of young children. Findings demonstrated that participants were frequently following the COVID-19 recommendations, and that COVID-19 specific worry was positively associated with following the recommendations. Findings help provide feedback and possible guidance for how public health initiatives may serve Black individuals from low-income communities to encourage engagement in health protective behaviors.

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Black or African AmericanCOVID-19Health BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePovertyAdolescentAdultCaregiversFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2TrustUnited StatesWhiteBlack and African Americacovid-19medical mistrustprotective health behaviorssocial determinants of health

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