Several studies have attempted to identify how people's risk perceptions differ in regard to
containing COVID-19 infections. The aim of the present review was to illustrate how risk …

In the present age of unprecedented access to information, it is important to understand how
and why people avoid information. Multiple definitions of “information avoidance” exist, and …

Vaccination is one of the great achievements of the 20th century, yet persistent public-health
problems include inadequate, delayed, and unstable vaccination uptake. Psychology offers …

Decades of research identify risk perception as a largely intuitive and affective construct, in
contrast to the more deliberative assessments of probability and consequences that form the …

We investigated how perceived risk and protective behaviors changed as the coronavirus
epidemic progressed. A longitudinal sample of 538 people responded to a COVID-19 risk …

Risk perception is important in determining health-protective behavior. During the rise of the
COVID-19 epidemic, we tested a comprehensive structural equation model of risk …

Background: Scant attention has been paid to how risk perceptions of public health crises
may affect people's mental health. Aims: The aims of this study are to (1) construct a …

In absence of effective pharmaceutical treatments, the individual's compliance with a series
of behavioral recommendations provided by the public health authorities play a critical role …

To explore factors influencing adolescents and young adults'(AYAs) risk perception of
COVID-19 and adherence to public health measures, we conducted a cross-sectional online …

As climate change has contributed to longer fire seasons and populations living in fire‐
prone ecosystems increase, wildfires have begun to affect a growing number of people. As a …