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Salud mental

versión impresa ISSN 0185-3325

Resumen

LUGO-GONZALEZ, Isaías Vicente et al. COVID-19 perception and preventive behaviors: A descriptive, comparative study by severity and perceived risk. Salud Ment [online]. 2020, vol.43, n.6, pp.285-292.  Epub 24-Feb-2021. ISSN 0185-3325.  https://doi.org/10.17711/sm.0185-3325.2020.039.

Introduction

The prevention of COVID-19 infections involves the implementation of behaviors to reduce risk and protect health. However, engaging in these behaviors depends on the perception of the threat posed by the illness. Previous research shows the importance of illness perception in the case of communicable and non-communicable diseases, showing that they can change depending on the severity and risk attributed to them.

Objective

Compare the illness perception and the practice of preventive and exposure behavior based on the severity and the risk attributed to COVID-19 at the end of phase 1 and the beginning of phase 2 of the pandemic in Mexico.

Method

By means of a chain sampling, a comparative study was conducted in which an evaluation battery was disseminated through e-mail and social networks.

Results

It was found that evaluating COVID-19 as a serious disease and perceiving oneself as being at risk of contracting it had small and moderate effects on the perception of the consequences of the illness (r = .34; r = .26), emotional impact (r = .32; r = .25), personal control (r = .24) and engagement in preventive (r = .05), and exposure behaviors (r = .07; r = .07).

Discussion and conclusion

This article shows the relevance of the perceptual variables that impact concern due to the social and emotional consequences of COVID-19, as well as those that encourage preventive behaviors and the minimization of exposure behavior.

Palabras llave : COVID-19; perception; cognition; behavior; risk; self-regulation.

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