In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 16, No. 10 ( 2021-10-20), p. e0256740-
Abstract:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0256740
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.t001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.t002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.t003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.t004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.t005
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.t006
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s005
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s006
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s007
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s008
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s009
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s010
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.s011
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.r001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.r002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.r003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.r004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.r005
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10.1371/journal.pone.0256740.r006
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2021
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