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Pfortner, T-K and Hower, K., I (2022). Educational inequalities in risk perception, perceived effectiveness, trust and preventive behaviour in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Public Health, 206. S. 83 - 87. LONDON: W B SAUNDERS CO LTD. ISSN 1476-5616

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Abstract

Objectives: This study analysed educational inequalities in risk perception, perceived effectiveness, trust and adherence to preventive behaviours in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Study design: This was a cross-sectional online survey. Methods: Data were obtained from the GESIS Panel Special Survey on the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in Germany, including 2949 participants. Stepwise linear regression was conducted to anal-yse educational inequalities in risk perception, perceived effectiveness, trust and adherence to preventive behaviours considering age, gender, family status and household size as covariates. Results: We found lower levels in risk perception, trust towards scientists and adherence to preventive behaviour among individuals with lower education, a lower level of trust towards general practitioners among individuals with higher education and no (clear) educational inequalities in perceived effec-tiveness and trust towards local and governmental authorities. Conclusion: The results underline the relevance of a comprehensive and strategic management in communicating the risks of the pandemic and the benefits of preventive health behaviours by politics and public health. Risk and benefit communication must be adapted to the different needs of social groups in order to overcome educational inequalities in risk perception, trust and adherence to pre-ventive behaviour. (c) 2022 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Pfortner, T-K UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hower, K., I UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-660933
DOI:	10.1016/j.puhe.2022.02.021
Journal or Publication Title:	Public Health
Volume:	206
Page Range:	S. 83 - 87
Date:	2022
Publisher:	W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1476-5616
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66093