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Why do people (not) adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures? Studying the temporal influence of risk perceptions and media use in a representative sample of the Dutch population

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    2020

  • Funder

    NWO Netherlands

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. N Bol

  • Research Location

    Netherlands

  • Lead Research Institution

    Tilburg University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Policies for public health, disease control & community resilience

  • Research Subcategory

    Communication

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic calls for drastic measures to prevent an unmanageable spread of the virus, yet we lack knowledge of how people respond to such measures. This project studies the impact of factors related to risk perceptions and media use on adherence to preventive measures over time. We identify clusters of the Dutch population particularly at risk for non-adherence, which is essential for devising adequate and possibly tailored communication strategies both for this and future pandemic health crises.