Group risk perception and self-efficacy with individual prevention/control behaviors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

ZHANG Luming; HU Chengyang; HUANG Kai; DING Kun; ZHANG Kangdi; CHENG Xin; YANG Xiaojing; ZHANG Xiujun

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.023

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ZHANG Luming, HU Chengyang, HUANG Kai, DING Kun, ZHANG Kangdi, CHENG Xin, YANG Xiaojing, ZHANG Xiujun. Group risk perception and self-efficacy with individual prevention/control behaviors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(10): 1539-1543. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.023

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ZHANG Luming, HU Chengyang, HUANG Kai, DING Kun, ZHANG Kangdi, CHENG Xin, YANG Xiaojing, ZHANG Xiujun. Group risk perception and self-efficacy with individual prevention/control behaviors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(10): 1539-1543. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.023

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ZHANG Luming, HU Chengyang, HUANG Kai, DING Kun, ZHANG Kangdi, CHENG Xin, YANG Xiaojing, ZHANG Xiujun. Group risk perception and self-efficacy with individual prevention/control behaviors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(10): 1539-1543. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.023

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Group risk perception and self-efficacy with individual prevention/control behaviors among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.023

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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (230032), China

Received Date: 2022-06-14
Rev Recd Date: 2022-08-15

Available Online: 2022-10-28

Publish Date: 2022-10-25

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Objective To explore the relationship between group risk perception, self-efficacy and attitudes among college students, and its associations with individual prevention and control behaviors regarding COVID-19 pandemic. Methods From October to November 2021, data were collected among 4 092 undergraduate students from eight colleges and universities in Anhui Province, using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method. A t-test and analysis of variance were performed for comparison between groups, while multiple linear regression was employed to investigate group risk perception, self-efficacy and attitudes among college students in terms of individual COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Results The total scores of group emotional risk perception (ARP), cognitive risk perception (CRP), distance perception (DIP) and self-efficacy were (19.72±4.01)(14.56±3.64)(18.04±5.33) and (27.27±6.74), respectively. The total score of attitudes and beliefs was (26.15±4.54), while individual prevention and control behavior was (25.67±4.45). Emotional risk perception (β=0.16), cognitive risk perception (β=0.08), attitudes (β=0.23) and self-efficacy (β=0.13) were positively correlated with individual prevention and control behaviors of college students(P < 0.05). However, distance risk perception had no significant effect (P>0.05). Conclusion Risk perception, self-efficacy and attitude of college students are correlated with individual COVID-19 prevention and control behaviors. Therefore, colleges and universities should strengthen general self-efficacy and attitude, and improve risk awareness towards COVID-19 among college students, and promote the effective prevention and control of campus epidemic.
- Perceived risk,
- Self-efficacy,
- Mental health,
- Coronavirus,
- Students

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