ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Longitudinal Relationships between COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors and Perceived Vulnerability to Disease
- Leah Church
University of Delaware - Nadia Bounoua
University of Delaware - Samantha Rodriguez
University of New Mexico - Keith Bredemeier
University of Pennsylvania - Jeffrey Spielberg
University of Delaware
Abstract
The present study employed cross-lagged analyses to examine the predictive relationship between COVID-19 health preventative behaviors and mental health factors, such as beliefs about disease vulnerability (e.g., germ aversion and perceived infectibility). Results suggest that health-related beliefs and engagement in preventative behaviors have a mutually-reinforcing relationship over time.
Psychopathology
