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Article: Perceived Threat, Risk Perception, and Efficacy Beliefs Related to SARS and Other (Emerging) Infectious Diseases: Results of an International Survey
| Title | Perceived Threat, Risk Perception, and Efficacy Beliefs Related to SARS and Other (Emerging) Infectious Diseases: Results of an International Survey |
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| Keywords | Psychology Health Psychology Public Health, general Stress and Coping Primary Care Medicine General Practice and Family Medicine Cross Cultural Psychology |
| Issue Date | 2009 |
| Publisher | Springer Boston |
| Citation | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2009, v. 16, n. 1, p. 30-40 How to Cite? |
| Abstract | Purpose: To study the levels of perceived threat, perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, response efficacy, and self-efficacy for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and eight other diseases in five European and three Asian countries. Method: A computer-assisted phone survey was conducted among 3,436 respondents. The questionnaire focused on perceived threat, vulnerability, severity, response efficacy, and self-efficacy related to SARS and eight other diseases. Results: Perceived threat of SARS in case of an outbreak in the country was higher than that of other diseases. Perceived vulnerability of SARS was at an intermediate level and perceived severity was high compared to other diseases. Perceived threat for SARS varied between countries in Europe and Asia with a higher perceived severity of SARS in Europe and a higher perceived vulnerability in Asia. Response efficacy and self-efficacy for SARS were higher in Asia compared to Europe. In multiple linear regression analyses, country was strongly associated with perceived threat. Conclusions: The relatively high perceived threat for SARS indicates that it is seen as a public health risk and offers a basis for communication in case of an outbreak. The strong association between perceived threat and country and different regional patterns require further research. © 2009 International Society of Behavioral Medicine. |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/144949 |
| ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.0 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.013 |
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| References | Smith RD. Responding to global infectious diseases outbreaks: lessons from SARS on the role of risk perception, communication and management. Soc Sci Med. 2006;63:3113–23. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.08.004 Brewer NT, Chapman GB, Gibbons FX, Gerard M, McCaul KD, Weinstein ND. A meta-analysis of the relationship between risk perception and health behavior: the example of vaccination. Health Psychol. 2007;26 2:136–45. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.26.2.136 Sjoberg L. Factors in risk perception. Risk Anal. 2000;20 1:1–11. doi: 10.1111/0272-4332.00001 Weinstein ND. The precaution adoption process. Health Psychol. 1988;7 4:355–86. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.7.4.355 Slovic P. Perception of risk. Science. 1987;236:280–85. doi: 10.1126/science.3563507 Weinstein N. Why it won’t happen to me: perceptions of risk factors and susceptibility. Health Psychol. 1984;3:431–57. doi: 10.1037/0278-6133.3.5.431 Blendon R, Benson JM, DesRoches CM, Raleigh E, Taylor-Clark K. The public’s response to severe acute respiratory syndrome in Toronto and the United States. Clin Infect Dis 2004;38:925–31. doi: 10.1086/382355 Lau J, Yang X, Tsui H, Kim JH. Monitoring community responses to the SARS epidemic in Hong Kong: from day 10 to day 62. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2003;57:864–70. doi: 10.1136/jech.57.11.864 Leung G, Lam TH, Ho LM, Ho SY, Chan BH, Wong IO, et al. The impact of community psychological responses on outbreak control for severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2003;57:857–63. doi: 10.1136/jech.57.11.857 Ji L, Zhang Z, Usborne E, Guan Y. Optimism across cultures: in response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak. Asian J Soc Psychol. 2004;7:25–34. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2004.00132.x Vartti A-M, Oenema A, Schreck M, Uutela A, de Zwart O, Brug J, et al. SARS knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors: a comparison between Finns and the Dutch during the SARS Outbreak in 2003. Int J Behav. Med doi:10.1007/s12529-008-9004-6. Chang ED, Asawaka K. Cultural variations in optimistic bias: do Easterns really expect the worst and Westerns really expect the best when predicting future life events? J Pers Soc Psychol. 2001;81 3:476–91. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.81.3.476 Chang ED, Asawaka K. Cultural variations on optimistic and pessimistic bias for self versus a sibling: is there evidence for self-enhancement in the West and for self-criticism in the East when the referent group is specified. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2003;84 3:569–81. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.3.569 Mullet E, Lazreg C, Candela C, Neto F. The Scandinavian way of perceiving societal risks. J Risk Res. 2005;8 1:19–30. doi: 10.1080/13669870210158571 Voeten HACM, de Zwart O, Veldhuijzen IK, Yuen C, Jiang X, Elam G, et al. Sources of information and health beliefs related to SARS and avian influenza among Chinese communities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, compared to the general population in these countries. Int J Behav Med. doi:10.1007/s12529-008-9006-4. Poortinga W, Bickerstaff K, Langford I, Niewöhner J, Pidgeon N. The British 2001 food and mouth crisis: a comparative study of public risk perceptions, trust, beliefs about government policy in two communities. J Risk Res. 2004;7:73–90. doi: 10.1080/1366987042000151205 Bonneux L, Van Damme W. An iatrogenic pandemic of fear. Br Med J. 2006;332 7544:786–8. doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7544.786 |
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| dc.contributor.author | de Zwart, O | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Veldhuijzen, IK | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Elam, G | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Aro, AR | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Abraham, T | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Bishop, GD | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Voeten, HACM | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Richardus, JH | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Brug, J | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-21T05:43:32Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2012-02-21T05:43:32Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2009, v. 16, n. 1, p. 30-40 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1070-5503 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/144949 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose: To study the levels of perceived threat, perceived severity, perceived vulnerability, response efficacy, and self-efficacy for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and eight other diseases in five European and three Asian countries. Method: A computer-assisted phone survey was conducted among 3,436 respondents. The questionnaire focused on perceived threat, vulnerability, severity, response efficacy, and self-efficacy related to SARS and eight other diseases. Results: Perceived threat of SARS in case of an outbreak in the country was higher than that of other diseases. Perceived vulnerability of SARS was at an intermediate level and perceived severity was high compared to other diseases. Perceived threat for SARS varied between countries in Europe and Asia with a higher perceived severity of SARS in Europe and a higher perceived vulnerability in Asia. Response efficacy and self-efficacy for SARS were higher in Asia compared to Europe. In multiple linear regression analyses, country was strongly associated with perceived threat. Conclusions: The relatively high perceived threat for SARS indicates that it is seen as a public health risk and offers a basis for communication in case of an outbreak. The strong association between perceived threat and country and different regional patterns require further research. © 2009 International Society of Behavioral Medicine. | en_US |
| dc.language | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Springer Boston | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | en_US |
| dc.rights | The Author(s) | en_US |
| dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health Psychology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Public Health, general | en_US |
| dc.subject | Stress and Coping | en_US |
| dc.subject | Primary Care Medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | General Practice and Family Medicine | en_US |
| dc.subject | Cross Cultural Psychology | en_US |
| dc.title | Perceived Threat, Risk Perception, and Efficacy Beliefs Related to SARS and Other (Emerging) Infectious Diseases: Results of an International Survey | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.identifier.openurl | http://library.hku.hk:4551/resserv?sid=springerlink&genre=article&atitle=Perceived Threat, Risk Perception, and Efficacy Beliefs Related to SARS and Other (Emerging) Infectious Diseases: Results of an International Survey&title=International Journal of Behavioral Medicine&issn=10705503&date=2009-03-01&volume=16&issue=1& spage=30&authors=Onno de Zwart, Irene K. Veldhuijzen, Gillian Elam, <i>et al.</i> | en_US |
| dc.identifier.email | Abraham, T: thomas@hku.hk | - |
| dc.identifier.authority | Thomas Abraham=rp00578 | en_US |
| dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | en_US |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s12529-008-9008-2 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 19125335 | - |
| dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC2691522 | - |
| dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-62149131843 | en_US |
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