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Factors influencing CDC- recommended preventative behaviors through the COVID-19 pandemic in college students.
Journal of American College Health : J of ACH 2024 April 30
Objective: To understand how student perceptions of physical health and generalized concern about infection influenced engagement in COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Participants: 418 full-time undergraduate and graduate students attending a public university in South Carolina, USA. Methods: A self-administered survey was distributed during the 2020-2021 academic year. The health belief model, structural equation modeling, and regression methods were used to evaluate associations between students' perceived physical health and the use of CDC-recommended mitigation strategies. Results: Our findings suggest that an individual's perception of their own physical health impacted engagement in preventive behaviors by influencing concerns about disease severity ( p = 0.01) and susceptibility ( p = 0.03). However, perceived physical health was not associated with perceived benefits ( p = 0.21), barriers ( p = 0.57), or self-efficacy ( p = 0.62) of mitigation strategies. Conclusions: Intrapersonal factors may play a strong role in the way a student undertakes disease control and prevention.
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