Trust in Government, Anxiety, and Mask Wearing to Prevent COVID-19
June, 22 2021
American Society of Health Economists , Washington, DC
The US government played a key role in disseminating information about COVID-19 to members of the public during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. Prior research has documented a consistent decrease in public trust in government over the past 30 years (Kettl), and this distrust may decrease the willingness of the public to believe messages about the virus or adopt mask-wearing.<br>The purpose of the current study is to examine how trust in formal information provided by the government about COVID-19 influenced anxiety and mask-wearing in a convenience sample. We hypothesize that trusting the government correlates with anxiety about contracting COVID-19 and will be significantly related to mask-wearing.
Coping with the Crisis: The Effects of Psychological Capital and Coping Styles on Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
August 2020
Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Division COVID-19 Rapid Research Plenary, Virtual
Exploring Perceptions about and Behaviors Related to Mental Illness and Mental Health Service Utilization among College Students Using the Health Belief Model
November, 13 2018
American Public Health Association Annual Conference , San Diego, CA
