Young Adults' COVID-19 Testing Intentions: The Role of Health Beliefs and Anticipated Regret
| dc.contributor.author | Ravert, Russell D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fu, Linda Y. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zimet, Gregory D. | |
| dc.contributor.department | Pediatrics, School of Medicine | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-19T19:37:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-04-19T19:37:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-03 | |
| dc.description | This article is made available for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Purpose Young adults are at high risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and transmission due to their social behaviors. The purpose of this study was to determine their attitudes toward coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing, an important approach for minimizing infection and transmission. Methods One hundred seventy eight US individuals aged 19–25 years completed an online survey measuring COVID-19 health beliefs and testing intentions. Multivariable logistic regression evaluated the association of heath belief measures (perceived COVID-19 susceptibility, COVID-19 severity, barriers and benefits to testing, and social concerns) with testing intentions. Results Most respondents (86.0%) intended to accept a COVID-19 test if recommended by a health professional. High social concern and low perceived obstacles were associated with intent to get tested. Conclusions In this sample, most young adults intended to accept COVID-19 testing. Health beliefs predicted testing intention and point to possible intervention approaches to increase willingness to accept COVID-19 testing. | en_US |
| dc.eprint.version | Final published version | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ravert, R. D., Fu, L. Y., & Zimet, G. D. (2021). Young Adults' COVID-19 Testing Intentions: The Role of Health Beliefs and Anticipated Regret. Journal of Adolescent Health, 68(3), 460-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.12.001 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/25676 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
| dc.relation.isversionof | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.12.001 | en_US |
| dc.relation.journal | Journal of Adolescent Health | en_US |
| dc.source | Publisher | en_US |
| dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
| dc.subject | testing | en_US |
| dc.subject | young adults | en_US |
| dc.title | Young Adults' COVID-19 Testing Intentions: The Role of Health Beliefs and Anticipated Regret | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |