Assessing Student Perceptions of a Norwegian University's COVID-19 Response Strategy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Aim: This study aims to investigate Norwegian students' perceptions toward a higher education institution (HEI)'s COVID-19 response strategy, differentiating between three behavioral techniques: informing (i. e., email updates about COVID-19), nudging (i.e., visual cues as reminders), and creating novel opportunities (i.e., provision of antibacterial dispensers). In addition, the study assesses to what extent these perceptions are influenced by COVID-19 related psychological factors: risk perception; attitudes toward infection prevention and control (IPC) behaviors; perceived behavior control; institutional trust. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among a student population. The survey was developed to evaluate the HEI's response strategy, and distinct pe

SUBMITTER: Vande Velde F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8417720 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature