@article{ref1,
title="Risk perception predicts post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic in China: the mediation effect of engaging in health-protective behaviors",
journal="Psychology, health and medicine",
year="2023",
author="Zhang, Ying and Zhang, Ning and Da, Lijuan and Feng, Danyuan and Zhao, Caifeng",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the public to enormous health risks and induced wide-ranging impacts on people's mental health. Post-traumatic growth is a possible psychological benefits that may occur during struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic. This research explored 1) demographics differences on risk perception of COVID-19 pandemic, engagement in health-protective behavior and post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic; and 2) the mediation effect of engaging in health-protective behaviors between risk perception and post-traumatic growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Females showed a significant higher level of engagement in health-protective behaviors. People who were married reported a significantly higher level of risk perception, engagement in health-protective behavior and post-traumatic growth than those who were in other marital status (i.e. single, divorced, widowed). People who had acquaintances being infected with COVID-19 reported significant higher level of risk perception and engagement in health-protective behaviors. Engagement in health-protective behaviors mediated the relationship between risk perception and post-traumatic growth. Implications of the results for public health interventions are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1354-8506",
doi="10.1080/13548506.2023.2274313",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2023.2274313"
}