Risk perception and behavior analysis of Guizhou college students on COVID-19 epidemic

WANG Lingli; WANG Jiahao; AI Chunyan; YANG Yuli; ZHANG Wanzhu

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.02.013

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WANG Lingli, WANG Jiahao, AI Chunyan, YANG Yuli, ZHANG Wanzhu. Risk perception and behavior analysis of Guizhou college students on COVID-19 epidemic[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(2): 211-214. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.02.013

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WANG Lingli, WANG Jiahao, AI Chunyan, YANG Yuli, ZHANG Wanzhu. Risk perception and behavior analysis of Guizhou college students on COVID-19 epidemic[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2021, 42(2): 211-214. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.02.013

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Risk perception and behavior analysis of Guizhou college students on COVID-19 epidemic

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2021.02.013

School of Medical Humanities, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang(550025), China

Received Date: 2020-07-20
Rev Recd Date: 2020-10-19

Available Online: 2021-04-06

Publish Date: 2021-02-25

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Objective In order to provide guidance for the prevention and control of epidemic situations in schools, this paper explores the risk perception and prevention behaviors of college students after classes resume in the post-epidemic period of novel coronavirus pneumonia. Methods By using convenient sampling method, 835 college students who resumed classes were randomly selected from a university in Guizhou. Self-efficacy questionnaire, perceived social support questionnaire and self-designed questionnaire were adiministered. Results Totally 37.0% of college students believed that the risk of infection was high, 57.4% of college students believed the severity of infection was very high once get infected, meanwhile, 84.3% of them think that keeping away from crowded places was a better preventive behavior, 89.7% of college students often wear masks, 91.4% of college students wash their hands frequently. There was a significant positive correlation between general self-efficacy, perceived social support and preventive behavior (r=0.10-0.65, P < 0.01). General self-efficacy and perceived social support play both a partial intermediary role and a chain intermediary role between risk perception and preventive behavior. Conclusion Risk perception of Novel Coronavirus was moderate among college students, who can take active measures to effectively prevent it. Risk perception could not only directly affect the prevention behavior of college students, but also indirectly affect the prevention behavior of college students through understanding social support and general self-efficacy.
- Coronavirus,
- Risk management,
- Behavior,
- Health education,
- Students

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