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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2023, 6(9); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2023.060914.

The Relationship between Eexposure Level and Risk Propensity: A Chain Intermediary between Perceived Threat and Coping Effectiveness

Author(s)

He Jinshan

Corresponding Author:
He Jinshan
Affiliation(s)

School of Society and Psychology, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China, 100098

Abstract

This study explored the relationship between the exposure level of COVID-19 and risk propensity and its potential mechanism. The DOSPERT-7 scale, perceived threat questionnaire and coping effectiveness questionnaire were used to investigate 3459 participants from 31 provincial administrative departments in China (2987 valid samples). The results showed that: (1) the exposure level of COVID-19 negatively predicted the risk behavior tendency, that is, the higher the exposure level, the lower the risk behavior tendency; (2) Perceived threat and coping effectiveness have intermediary effects on exposure level and risk propensity respectively; (3) Perceived threat and coping effectiveness play a chain intermediary role in exposure level and risk propensity.

Keywords

exposure level, risk propensity, perception threat, coping effectiveness, chain intermediary

Cite This Paper

He Jinshan. The Relationship between Eexposure Level and Risk Propensity: A Chain Intermediary between Perceived Threat and Coping Effectiveness. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2023) Vol. 6, Issue 9: 89-94. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2023.060914.

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