Primary Poster Author(s)
Xuewei Chen, Ph.D., MCHES photoXuewei Chen, Ph.D., MCHES
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Poster Author(s)
Jati Ariati, S.Psi, M.Psi photoJati Ariati, S.Psi, M.Psi
Doctoral student
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Poster abstract: We used survey data from 561 college students to clarify the relationship among information avoidance, unpredictability belief (e.g., Anybody can get COVID-19, no matter what they do) and COVID-19 perceived severity (e.g., If I had COVID-19, it would have major consequences on my life). We found that the association between information avoidance and preserved severity depended on people’s unpredictability beliefs. Specifically, for those who had low unpredictability levels, we observed a strongest negative association between information avoidance and preserved severity. Then, among those who had high unpredictability levels, we observed a weakest negative association between information avoidance and preserved severity.
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Xuewei Chen, Ph.D., MCHES photoXuewei Chen, Ph.D., MCHES
Assistant Professor
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Poster Author(s)
Jati Ariati, S.Psi, M.Psi photoJati Ariati, S.Psi, M.Psi
Doctoral student
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Poster abstract: We used survey data from 561 college students to clarify the relationship among information avoidance, unpredictability belief (e.g., Anybody can get COVID-19, no matter what they do) and COVID-19 perceived severity (e.g., If I had COVID-19, it would have major consequences on my life). We found that the association between information avoidance and preserved severity depended on people’s unpredictability beliefs. Specifically, for those who had low unpredictability levels, we observed a strongest negative association between information avoidance and preserved severity. Then, among those who had high unpredictability levels, we observed a weakest negative association between information avoidance and preserved severity.
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