Attitudes and Psychological Factors Associated With News Monitoring, Social Distancing, Disinfecting, and Hoarding Behaviors Among US Adolescents During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across the world, it is critical to understand the psychological factors associated with pandemic-related behaviors. This perspecitve may be especially important to study among adolescents, who are less likely to experience severe symptoms but contribute to the spread of the virus.

Objective

To examine psychological factors associated with adolescents' behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This self-reported survey conducted from March 20 to 22, 2020, recruited a population-based sample of adolescents via social media to complete an anonymous survey. Participants were eligible if they had internet access, lived in the United States, and were aged 13 to 18 years.

Main outco

SUBMITTER: Oosterhoff B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7325067 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature