Contagious Health Risk and Precautionary Social Distancing

BackgroundSince humans are social animals, social relations are incredibly important. However, in cases of contagious diseases such as the flu, social contacts also pose a health risk. According to prominent health behavior change theories, perceiving a risk for one’s health motivates precautionary...

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Main Authors: Helge Giese, Martina Gamp, F. Marijn Stok, Wolfgang Gaissmaier, Harald T. Schupp, Britta Renner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
flu
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.685134/full