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PY - 2021
DA - October
TI - Politicization of COVID-19 health-protective behaviors in the United States: Longitudinal and cross-national evidence
JO - PLoS ONE
VL - 16
IS - 10
DO - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256740
AB - During the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. conservative politicians and the media downplayed the risk of both contracting COVID-19 and the effectiveness of recommended health behaviors. Health behavior theories suggest perceived vulnerability to a health threat and perceived effectiveness of recommended health-protective behaviors determine motivation to follow recommendations. Accordingly, we predicted that-as a result of politicization of the pandemic-politically conservative Americans would be less likely to enact recommended health-protective behaviors. In two longitudinal studies of U.S. residents, political conservatism was inversely associated with perceived health risk and adoption of health-protective behaviors over time. The effects of political orientation on health-protective behaviors were mediated by perceived risk of infection, perceived severity of infection, and perceived effectiveness of the health-protective behaviors. In a global cross-national analysis, effects were stronger in the U.S. (N = 10,923) than in an international sample (total N = 51,986), highlighting the increased and overt politicization of health behaviors in the U.S.
PB - Public Library of Science
UR - https://researchportal.hw.ac.uk/en/publications/5f1f95d5-307b-4998-a921-2c1e1f2335f2
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER