Self-uniqueness beliefs and adherence to recommended precautions. A 5-wave longitudinal COVID-19 study

Dries De Witte, Margaux Delporte, Geert Molenberghs, Geert Verbeke, Stefaan Demarest and Vera Hoorens

Social Science & Medicine, 2023, vol. 317, issue C

Abstract: Research on health-related self-uniqueness beliefs suggested that these beliefs might predict adherence to precautions against COVID-19.

Keywords: Comparative optimism; Descriptive norm; Self-superiority; Egocentric impact perception; Allocentric impact perception; COVID-19; Precautions; Belgium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115595

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