Risk perception as a motivational resource during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of vaccination status and emerging variants

• Main Authors: Joachim Waterschoot (Author), Maarten Vansteenkiste (Author), Vincent Yzerbyt (Author), Sofie Morbée (Author), Olivier Klein (Author), Olivier Luminet (Author), Mathias Schmitz (Author), Pascaline Van Oost (Author), Eveline Van Raemdonck (Author), Marie Brisbois (Author), Omer Van den Bergh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background People's perceived risk of being infected and having severe illness was conceived as a motivational source of adherence to behavioral measures during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods We used online self-reported data, spanning 20 months of the COVID-19 crisis in Belgium (n = 221...