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In this study, we assessed risk perception and optimism about COVID-19 in a multinational (UK, USA and Germany), longitudinal design during the early stages of the pandemic (16 March 2020; 1 April 2020; 20 May 2020). Our main findings are that (i) people showed a comparative optimism bias about getting infected and infecting others, but not for getting severe symptoms, (ii) this optimism bias did not change over time, (iii) optimism bias seemed to relate to perceived level of control over the action, (iv) risk perception was linked to publicly available information about the disorder, (v) people reported adhering closely to protective measures but these measures did not seem to be related to risk perception, and (vi) risk perception was related to questions about stress and anxiety. Kuper-Smith BJ, Doppelhofer LM, Oganian Y, Rosenblau G, Korn CW. 2021 Risk perception and optimism during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. R. Soc. Open Sci. 8: 210904. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210904
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https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210904Keywords:
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- 1/5/22 1/5/22 - Dr. Christian Niklas
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Christoph Korn, Department of General Adult Psychiatry, Heidelberg University HospitalUploaded on:
January 5, 2022
DOI:
10.1098/rsos.210904
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Creative Commons BY 4.0Model comments :
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Inventory for risk perception and optimism about COVID-19
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