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Ms. Paola Cordón
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Health psychologist working on preventive behaviors in health.

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Published: 30 May 2021 in Sustainability
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Previous studies have reported differences between men and women in the adoption of preventive behaviors against infectious diseases. This study aims to examine gender differences on a set of psychosocial factors shown to influence preventive behaviors against infectious diseases such as COVID-19. We conducted a web survey (N = 1.004) a few weeks after the end of the peak of the first wave of infections in Chile. The survey assessed participants’ perception of risk and worry about the COVID-19 pandemic, confidence in the government’s competence and integrity in dealing with the crisis, attribution of responsibility to various stakeholders, and adoption of preventive behaviors such as hygiene, distancing, and information-seeking. Our results confirm significant gender-based differences for both the psychosocial factors and the adoption of preventive behaviors. We conclude that women show a higher level of worry and fear of the pandemic and are keener to adopt preventive hygiene and social distancing behaviors. Similarly, participants report a low level of trust in government authorities, with women reporting the lowest trust level. The implications of these findings for the design of future risk communication strategies are discussed.

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Nicolás Bronfman; Paula Repetto; Paola Cordón; Javiera Castañeda; Pamela Cisternas. Gender Differences on Psychosocial Factors Affecting COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6148 .

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Nicolás Bronfman, Paula Repetto, Paola Cordón, Javiera Castañeda, Pamela Cisternas. Gender Differences on Psychosocial Factors Affecting COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (11):6148.

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Nicolás Bronfman; Paula Repetto; Paola Cordón; Javiera Castañeda; Pamela Cisternas. 2021. "Gender Differences on Psychosocial Factors Affecting COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors." Sustainability 13, no. 11: 6148.