Pairing facts with imagined consequences improves pandemic-related risk perception

• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100970118
• Publication Date: 2021-08-02T20:38:00Z
• Authors: Alyssa H. Sinclair; Shabnam Hakimi; Matthew L. Stanley; R. Alison Adcock; Gregory R. Samane...
• Keywords: Pandemic; Risk Perception

The COVID-19 pandemic reached staggering new peaks during a global resurgence more than year after the crisis began. Although public health guidelines initially helped to slow spread of disease, widespread fatigue and prolonged harm financial stability mental well-being contributed this resurgence. In late stage pandemic, it became clear that interventions were needed support long-term behavior change. Here, we examined subjective perceived risk about relationship between engagement in risky behaviors. study 1 (