Perceived Threat of the Coronavirus and the Role of Trust in Safeguards: A Case Study in Slovakia.

ABSTRACT: In this exploratory research study, we developed an instrument to investigate people's confidence in safeguarding measures [Confidence in Safeguards Scale (CSS)] and we adapted an instrument measuring perceived risk of coronavirus [perceived risk of coronavirus scale (PRCS)] that was originally based on a perceived risk of HIV measure. We then explored the effect of public confidence in safeguarding measures designed to halt the spread of the coronavirus on perceived risk, controlling for related covariates. The sample consisted of N = 565 respondents; 119 were males (21.1%) and 446 were females (78.9%). Mean age was 35.42 (SD = 13.11), range was 18-77 years. We used convenience sampling to gather the data at the end of March 2020 via social media in Slovakia. The CSS showed good re

SUBMITTER: Kanovsky M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7733986 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature