The effect of risk communication on preventive and protective Behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak: mediating role of risk perception.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 outbreak is a global pandemic, during which the community preventive and protective behaviors play a crucial role in the containment and control of infection. This study was designed to contribute to the existing knowledge on how risk communication (RC) and risk perception (RP) affect protective and preventive behaviors (PPB) during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Methods

The required data were extracted from a national online survey of Iranian adults aged 15 and older during March 15-19, 2020 (n=3213). Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling.

Results

The study findings reveal that RC has direct and indirect positive effects on PB. Furthermore, this study also provides new evidence indicating that RP mediates the relationship betw

SUBMITTER: Heydari ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7787415 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature