Risk perceptions and their relation to risk behavior

By N. Brewer, N. Weinstein, C. Cuite, J. Herrington. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2004

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Parasitology, Sociology and Political Science

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A Bioweapon or a Hoax? The Link Between Distinct Conspiracy Beliefs About the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and Pandemic Behavior (2020, background): “A higher perceived risk is, for example, associated with a greater likelihood to engage in protective behavior (Brewer et al., 2004).”
Effects of COVID-19 Misinformation on Information Seeking, Avoidance, and Processing: A Multicountry Comparative Study (2020, background): “To assess perceived susceptibility (Brewer et al., 2004), participants estimated their chances of contracting COVID-19 in several weeks if they do not take any preventive actions on a given slider between 0% and 100% at 10% intervals (M = 52.25, SD = 28.24).”
Travelers’ Health Risk Perceptions and Protective Behavior: A Psychological Approach (2017, background): “This relationship may be complex as perceived risk may not only influence protective behavior, but in return protective behavior could also influence perceived risk (Brewer et al. 2004).”
Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world (2020, background): “Causality can also run both ways so that higher risk perceptions lead to more protective behaviors but that taking effective action can, in turn, also reduce risk perceptions (Brewer et al. 2004).”
Cannabis use, time perspective and risk perception: Evidence of a moderating effect (2006, background): “Causal inferences issues (ie, behaviours cause changes in perceived risk) require care, especially concerning findings from cross-sectional studies (Brewer, Weinstein, Cuite, & Herrington, 2004 ).”
The effect of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) risk perception on behavioural intention towards ‘untact’ tourism in South Korea during the first wave of the pandemic (March 2020) (2020, background): “Facing the conflicting needs of travelling and safety, individuals engage in self-protection behaviours as coping strategies to reduce their perceived risk while satisfying their desire to travel (Brewer et al., 2004).”
Predictors of HPV vaccine acceptability: a theory-informed, systematic review. (2007, background): “Many studies appeared not to have adequately assessed perceived risk, limiting the value of these studies' findings (Brewer et al., 2004, 2007a).”
Meta-analysis of the relationship between risk perception and health behavior: the example of vaccination. (2007, background): “)ES( z ydutS 95% CI Weight % Aho, 1979 -0.0580 (0.0891) 0.91 Armstrong et al., 2001 0.1410 (0.0455) 3.49 Beguin et al., 1998 0.2410 (0.0256) 11.01 Brewer et al., 2004 0.0460 (0.0400) 4.51 Chapman & Coups, 2006 -0.1820 (0.1147) 0.55 Chapman & Coups, 2006* 0.3310 (0.0530) 2.57 Chapman & Coups, 2006**…”
Motivating Customers to Adhere to Expert Advice in Professional Services (2015, background): “Communicating the potential for negative consequences can offset customers’ self-positivity bias and weaken beliefs of invulnerability, thereby motivating behavioral change (Brewer et al. 2004; Menon, Block, and Ramanathan 2002).”