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  • Using an integrated social cognition model to predict COVID-19 preventive behaviours

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    Lin, Chung-Ying
    Imani, Vida
    Majd, Nilofar Rajabi
    Ghasemi, Zahra
    Griffiths, Mark D
    Hamilton, Kyra
    Hagger, Martin S
    Pakpour, Amir H
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    Hagger, Martin S.
    Hamilton, Kyra
    Year published
    2020
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    OBJECTIVES: Rates of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections have rapidly increased worldwide and reached pandemic proportions. A suite of preventive behaviours have been recommended to minimize risk of COVID-19 infection in the general population. The present study utilized an integrated social cognition model to explain COVID-19 preventive behaviours in a sample from the Iranian general population. DESIGN: The study adopted a three-wave prospective correlational design. METHODS: Members of the general public (N = 1,718, Mage  = 33.34, SD = 15.77, male = 796, female = 922) agreed to participate in the study. ...
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    OBJECTIVES: Rates of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections have rapidly increased worldwide and reached pandemic proportions. A suite of preventive behaviours have been recommended to minimize risk of COVID-19 infection in the general population. The present study utilized an integrated social cognition model to explain COVID-19 preventive behaviours in a sample from the Iranian general population. DESIGN: The study adopted a three-wave prospective correlational design. METHODS: Members of the general public (N = 1,718, Mage  = 33.34, SD = 15.77, male = 796, female = 922) agreed to participate in the study. Participants completed self-report measures of demographic characteristics, intention, attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control, and action self-efficacy at an initial data collection occasion. One week later, participants completed self-report measures of maintenance self-efficacy, action planning and coping planning, and, a further week later, measures of COVID-19 preventive behaviours. Hypothesized relationships among social cognition constructs and COVID-19 preventive behaviours according to the proposed integrated model were estimated using structural equation modelling. RESULTS: The proposed model fitted the data well according to multiple goodness-of-fit criteria. All proposed relationships among model constructs were statistically significant. The social cognition constructs with the largest effects on COVID-19 preventive behaviours were coping planning (β = .575, p < .001) and action planning (β = .267, p < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Current findings may inform the development of behavioural interventions in health care contexts by identifying intervention targets. In particular, findings suggest targeting change in coping planning and action planning may be most effective in promoting participation in COVID-19 preventive behaviours. Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject? Curbing COVID-19 infections globally is vital to reduce severe cases and deaths in at-risk groups. Preventive behaviours like handwashing and social distancing can stem contagion of the coronavirus. Identifying modifiable correlates of COVID-19 preventive behaviours is needed to inform intervention. What does this study add? An integrated model identified predictors of COVID-19 preventive behaviours in Iranian residents. Prominent predictors were intentions, planning, self-efficacy, and perceived behavioural control. Findings provide insight into potentially modifiable constructs that interventions can target. Research should examine if targeting these factors lead to changes in COVID-19 behaviours over time.
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    Journal Title
    British Journal of Health Psychology
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12465
    Copyright Statement
    © 2020 The Authors. British Journal of Health Psychology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Psychological Society. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
    Subject
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Sociology
    Psychology
    attitude
    behaviour change
    intention
    planning
    preventive behaviours
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/396541
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