Prosociality and the Uptake of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps: Survey Analysis of Intergenerational Differences in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To control the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential to trace and contain infection chains; for this reason, policymakers have endorsed the usage of contact tracing apps. To date, over 50 countries have released such apps officially or semiofficially, but those that rely on citizens' voluntary uptake suffer from low adoption rates, reducing their effectiveness. Early studies suggest that the low uptake is driven by citizens' concerns about security and privacy, as well as low perceptions of infection risk and benefits from the usage. However, these do not explore important generational differences in uptake decision or the association between individuals' prosociality and uptake.

Objective

The objective of our study was to examine the role of individuals' prosocialit

SUBMITTER: Shoji M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8396313 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature