Coronavirus risk perception and compliance with social distancing measures in a sample of young adults: Evidence from Switzerland.

ABSTRACT: The health risk of the coronavirus pandemic is age-specific. The symptoms of a COVID-19 infection are usually mild in the healthy population below the age of 65; however, the measures laid down to prevent the spread of the virus apply typically to the whole population. Hence, those who have a low risk of severe symptoms face a social dilemma in cooperating and complying with the safety measures: Cooperating in preventing the spread of the disease is good for society but comes with individual costs. These costs provide an incentive not to cooperate with the safety measures. In this paper we analyze via structural equation modelling a sample of young adults (N = 510) who were surveyed right after the end of the first lockdown period in Switzerland. We investigate why and to what extent they

SUBMITTER: Franzen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894933 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature