The Role of Attitudes, Affect, and Income in Predicting COVID-19 Behavioral Intentions

Clemens, Kelly S.; Matkovic, John; Faasse, Kate; Geers, Andrew L.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.567397

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“…The study also examines the possibility that age moderates the effectiveness of the handwashing messages. Some variables included in this study, such as the demographic items, handwashing attitudes, emotions, intentions, and readiness to change, have been presented in a paper by Clemens et al ( 35 ). The present experimental study focuses on a handwashing message manipulation and its effect on handwashing-related variables such as intentions.…”

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Handwashing Message Type Predicts Behavioral Intentions in the United States at the Beginning of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

Matkovic

Clemens

Faasse

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Handwashing has been widely recommended to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Despite this, handwashing behavior remains low in the general public. Social marketing has been employed as a successful health promotion strategy for changing many health behaviors in the past. The present study examines if message framing influences the effectiveness of a handwashing health promotion messages at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a between-subjects cross-sectional experiment, participants (N = 344) in the United States were randomly assigned to view one of four handwashing messages or a control message before completing self-report measures of attitudes, emotions, readiness to change, and behavioral intentions around handwashing. Simple handwashing messages were presented with different framings, including a simple exchange message, a gain message, a social norm appeal, and a guilt appeal. Results revealed that message type influenced handwashing behavioral intentions and emotions. Post-hoc comparisons revealed that the simple exchange message produced significantly higher intentions than other messages and that only the simple exchange message significantly differed from the control message on emotions regarding handwashing. Mediational analyses showed handwashing emotions fully mediated the relationship between messaging and handwashing intentions. This mediation effect was moderated by age, such that it occurred for the younger and middle age participants, but not older participants. These results suggest that even simple, brief, and easily conveyable messages can positively impact behavioral intentions around handwashing during the early stages of a health crisis. Consistent with recent research comparing affective and cognitive pathways for health behavior, the mediational analysis suggests that effect of the simple exchange message on intentions was due to increased positive emotions around handwashing.

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Handwashing Message Type Predicts Behavioral Intentions in the United States at the Beginning of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

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Clemens

Faasse

et al. 2021

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“…Noteworthy are the theoretical findings related to behavioral intentions during the pandemic. Behavioral intentions during the pandemic were generally influenced by both shared facts and misinformation on COVID-19 prevention and treatment information via the internet (e.g., Baig et al, 2020;Baloran, 2020;Berg & Lin, 2020;Clemens et al, 2021).…”

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“…In addition to social isolation and restriction measures, Clemens et al (2021) address the relevance of other prevention measures of the COVID-19, such as the habit of washing hands, discussing the affective responses to this act, and how such responses influence changes related to the coronavirus disease. Zhou et al (2020) in a study on health perceptions and misconceptions about COVID-19 in China discussed some already learned issues during the SARS outbreak in 2003.…”

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Anxiety, Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Health-Seeking Behavioral Intentions in Brazil COVID-19 Pandemic: A network psychometric approach

Bastos¹,

Ansah²,

Sarfo³

et al. 2021

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SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has spread rapidly worldwide, causing life-changing and affecting anxiety, misconceptions, knowledge, and people's health behavioral intentions, which need adhering to COVID-19 prevention practices. Thus, it is relevant to develop psychometric measures for those variables on different populations. The goal of the present research is to seek evidence of validity and reliability of the Fear and Health-Seeking Behavioral Intentions Scales in a Brazilian sample. To do so, this research used recent developments in the field of network psychometrics. Using a sample of 476 Brazilians collected at the beginning of the pandemic, we found a four-dimensional structure in the reflective variables, forming a sound structure with good psychometric properties. In addition, using the novel approach to see the relationship between those variables, novel findings are discussed. We highlighted the importance of COVID-19 anxiety in the network structure, as it can be a possible alternative to increase adherence to prevent COVID-19 infection.

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“…Theory of planned behavior, which is the extension of the Theory of Reasoned Action, can be used to predict the intention of a person or group to be involved in behaving. A behavioral intention was influenced by an attitude towards a certain behavior that provideed expected results and benefits [12], [13]; and the knowledge of the behavior. An intention can predict both temporary and almost permanent behavioral readiness [14].…”

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“…Knowledge was significantly related to positive attitudes on the practice of COVID-19 prevention. Moreover, income was an important factor in developing an intention and behavioral readiness [12]. People with a high social-economic level, especially women, had good knowledge about, optimism for, and practice of COVID-19 [17], [18].…”

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A Cross-sectional Online Survey on Public Attitudes towards Wearing Face Masks and Washing Hands to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia

Rumahorbo

Priyanto²,

Karjatin

2021

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 infection spreads quickly and easily, hence people are required to obey health protocols. Attitudes play an important role in building people’s readiness to use face masks and wash hands. AIM: The study aims at analyzing several factors influencing people’s attitudes towards wearing face masks and washing hands in Indonesia. METHODS: The study employs a cross-sectional online survey involving 400 adult respondents in the Java region from July to September 2020. RESULTS: Of 400 respondents, 54.3% showed positive attitudes toward wearing face masks and 59.3% towards washing hands. The multivariate analysis showed that people’s attitudes towards wearing face masks were influenced by age and knowledge. Respondents aged 36–45 years old had positive attitudes on wearing face masks 3.9 times (p = 0.038) and aged ≥46 years old 4.1 times (p = 0.039) compared to aged 18–35 years old. Furthermore, attitudes on washing hands were influenced by gender, age groups, and knowledge. Female had positive attitudes towards washing hands 1.7 times (p = 0.029) compared to male. Respondents aged 36–45 years old had positive attitudes on washing hands 5 times (p = 0.037) and aged ≥46 years old 4.8 times (p = 0.05) compared to aged 18–35 years old. Knowledge acted as the confounding factor. CONCLUSION: The age and knowledge factors influenced positive attitude of using masks and washing hands were influenced by gender, age, and knowledge. Health education programs are recommended to increase knowledge about COVID-19, this is very helpful for the young generation of Indonesia to have a positive attitude.

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The Role of Attitudes, Affect, and Income in Predicting COVID-19 Behavioral Intentions

Cited by 18 publications

References 27 publications

Handwashing Message Type Predicts Behavioral Intentions in the United States at the Beginning of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

Handwashing Message Type Predicts Behavioral Intentions in the United States at the Beginning of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

Anxiety, Knowledge, Misconceptions, and Health-Seeking Behavioral Intentions in Brazil COVID-19 Pandemic: A network psychometric approach

A Cross-sectional Online Survey on Public Attitudes towards Wearing Face Masks and Washing Hands to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia

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