Analysis of the Impact of Health Beliefs and Resource Factors on Preventive Behaviors against the COVID-19 Pandemic

The global spread of COVID-19 requires not only national-level responses but also active compliance with individual-level prevention measures. Because COVID-19 is an infectious disease that spreads through human contact, it is impossible to end its spread without individuals’ active cooperation and...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 17; no. 22; p. 8666
Main Authors: Kim, Sunhee, Kim, Seoyong
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI 22.11.2020
Subjects:
Communicable Disease Control - statistics & numerical data
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Culture
Female
Health
Health Behavior
Humans
Male
Pandemics
COVID-19
health belief model
protective action
resource theory
preventive behavior
ISSN:1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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Summary:The global spread of COVID-19 requires not only national-level responses but also active compliance with individual-level prevention measures. Because COVID-19 is an infectious disease that spreads through human contact, it is impossible to end its spread without individuals’ active cooperation and preventive behavior. This study analyzes the effects of health beliefs and resource factors on behaviors to prevent COVID-19. In particular, it analyzes how resource factors moderate the impact of health beliefs on preventive behavior. A regression analysis showed that gender (female), age, number of elderly people in one’s family, perceived severity, perceived benefit, self-efficacy, poor family health, media exposure, knowledge, personal health status, and social support positively affected preventive actions, whereas perceived susceptibility negatively affected them. In explaining preventive actions, self-efficacy had the greatest explanatory power, followed by gender (female), knowledge, personal health status, perceived severity, and social support. In addition, an analysis of moderating effects shows that resource variables, such as education level, personal health status, and social support, play moderating roles in inducing preventive actions.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17228666