COVID-19 Preventive Behavior of Young Adults Living With Elderly Through the Lens of Health Belief Model

Abstract

To suppress the Covid-19 pandemic, a series of preventive measures, both promotive and interventive were taken. From small children to the elderly, socialization continues to be carried out. However, there are quite a lot of risk factors for the elderly group, including comorbidity and elderly age. Then how about individuals living with the elderly? This research looks at the Covid-19 preventive behavior in individuals living with the elderly through the lens of the Health Belief Model (HBM) and individual perceptions of the susceptibility of the elderly to Covid-19 infection. Of the 305 research participants, the research results show that the Health Belief Model and individual perceptions of the elderly's vulnerability to Covid-19 infection can explain almost 25% (R2 = 0.247) the variance of Covid-19 prevention behavior. Two variables were found to be significant in predicting Covid-19 prevention behavior, namely perceived benefits and cues to action. Therefore, if the individual knows that carrying out Covid-19 preventive behavior has many advantages and is awakened with information related to Covid-19 prevention, he will be more inclined to carry out Covid-19 preventive behavior.



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Hanun Thalia, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Adhityawarman Menaldi, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

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Conference: ACP2023
Stream: General Psychology

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To cite this article:
Thalia H., & Menaldi A. (2023) COVID-19 Preventive Behavior of Young Adults Living With Elderly Through the Lens of Health Belief Model ISSN: 2187-4743 – The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.15
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2023.15


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