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Este estudo analisa os comportamentos de proteção de estudantes portugueses do ensino
superior no contexto de pandemia e a sua relação com a perceção de risco e o medo face
à COVID-19. A amostra foi composta por 335 estudantes com idades entre os 18 e os 29
anos de idade (M=21.42; DP=2.43). Os participantes preencheram um inquérito sobre
comportamentos de proteção e perceção de risco e a Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Os
resultados demonstraram que os comportamentos preventivos mais adotados foram a
lavagem/desinfeção das mãos ao longo do dia e o uso de máscara na via pública ou
espaços públicos exteriores e os comportamentos de evitamento mais adotados foram o
evitar de locais com agrupamentos de pessoas e de convívios presenciais com os
colegas/amigos. Verificou-se uma associação positiva entre os comportamentos de
proteção, a perceção de gravidade e o medo face à COVID-19. Também se verificou que
a perceção de gravidade, quando mediada pelo medo tem influência indireta, em ambos
os tipos de comportamentos de proteção (i.e., preventivos e de evitamento). Os
resultados são discutidos atendendo ao papel da perceção de risco e do medo nas
respostas comportamentais dos jovens, num contexto de pandemia.
This study analyzes the protective behaviors of Portuguese higher education students in the context of a pandemic and their relationship with perception of risk and fear of COVID-19. The sample was consisted of 335 students, aged between 18 and 29 years old (M=21.42; SD=2.43). The participants completed a survey on protective behaviors and risk perception and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. The results showed that the most adopted preventive behaviors were hand washing/disinfection throughout the day and the use of masks on public streets or outdoor public spaces. The most adopted avoidant behaviors were avoiding places with gatherings of people and face-to-face interactions with colleagues/friends. There was a positive association between protective behaviors, perception of severity and fear of COVID-19. It was also found that the perception of severity, when mediated by fear, had an indirect effect on both types of protective behavior (i.e., preventive and avoidant). These results are discussed, considering the role of risk perception and fear in the behavioral responses adopted by young people, in a pandemic context.
This study analyzes the protective behaviors of Portuguese higher education students in the context of a pandemic and their relationship with perception of risk and fear of COVID-19. The sample was consisted of 335 students, aged between 18 and 29 years old (M=21.42; SD=2.43). The participants completed a survey on protective behaviors and risk perception and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale. The results showed that the most adopted preventive behaviors were hand washing/disinfection throughout the day and the use of masks on public streets or outdoor public spaces. The most adopted avoidant behaviors were avoiding places with gatherings of people and face-to-face interactions with colleagues/friends. There was a positive association between protective behaviors, perception of severity and fear of COVID-19. It was also found that the perception of severity, when mediated by fear, had an indirect effect on both types of protective behavior (i.e., preventive and avoidant). These results are discussed, considering the role of risk perception and fear in the behavioral responses adopted by young people, in a pandemic context.
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Comportamentos de Proteção Covid-19 Estudantes do Ensino Superior Medo à Covid-19 Perceção de Risco