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From: Development and cross-national investigation of a model explaining participation in WHO-recommended and placebo behaviours to prevent COVID-19 infection

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Hypothesized model. The model includes the following predictors: perceived threat of the COVID-19 disease (perceived susceptibility to infection and perceived severity of COVID-19), objective health risk (risk of developing serious symptoms of COVID-19), cues to action (internal and external cues that motivate an individual to act), decision balance (perceived barriers minus perceived benefits of action), individual characteristics (locus of health control, health anxiety and preventive coping style), institutional trust (including trust in government, WHO, healthcare and scientific institutions). Blue arrows represent direct effects. Moderators are represented by red rectangles; red arrows represent moderation effects. Dotted lines and dotted rectangles represent indirect effects and mediators, respectively.

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