Trust and Compliance with COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors during the Pandemic.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the role of trust in lay people's health behaviors related to the current pandemic. A total of 376 Israelis completed an online questionnaire during the second lockdown. A latent profile analysis was conducted to identify profiles of individuals based on their levels of trust in the various institutions and stakeholders examined in this study. A three-profile solution was deemed most appropriate. The largest profile (N = 178) was characterized by low levels of trust in the government, but high levels of trust in science and one's primary care provider. Next, was the generally low trust profile (N = 108), characterized by low levels of trust directed towards all stakeholders and institutes. The third profile (N = 79) was characterized by high levels of trust. Results are

SUBMITTER: Ayalon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7967340 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature