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PSYCHOLOGY HEALTH & MEDICINE
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ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2023.2274313
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Risk perception; health-protective behaviors; posttraumatic growth; COVID-19; mental health
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on public health and mental well-being. This study examines the demographic differences in risk perception, engagement in health-protective behaviors, and post-traumatic growth during the pandemic. It also explores the mediating effect of health-protective behaviors on the relationship between risk perception and post-traumatic growth. The findings suggest that gender, marital status, and knowing someone infected with COVID-19 play a role in risk perception, health-protective behaviors, and post-traumatic growth.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the public to enormous health risks and induced wide-ranging impacts on people's mental health. Post-traumatic growth is a possible psychological benefits that may occur during struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. This research explored 1) demographics differences on risk perception of COVID-19 pandemic, engagement in health-protective behavior and post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic; and 2) the mediation effect of engaging in health-protective behaviors between risk perception and post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Females showed a significant higher level of engagement in health-protective behaviors. People who were married reported a significantly higher level of risk perception, engagement in health-protective behavior and post-traumatic growth than those who were in other marital status (i.e. single, divorced, widowed). People who had acquaintances being infected with COVID-19 reported significant higher level of risk perception and engagement in health-protective behaviors. Engagement in health-protective behaviors mediated the relationship between risk perception and post-traumatic growth. Implications of the results for public health interventions are discussed.
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