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Replication and extension of framing effects to compliance with health behaviors during pandemics

Michał FolwarcznyAlexandra FestilaTobias Otterbring

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medicine.medical_specialty0211 other engineering and technologiesReplication02 engineering and technologyDiseasePsycINFOCompliance (psychology)Swine fluEmotionality021105 building & constructionPandemicmedicineCOVID-19 ; Replication ; Framing ; Swine flu ; Health behavior0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesHealth behaviorSafety Risk Reliability and Quality050107 human factorsPublic health05 social sciencesPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthOutbreakFraming effectFramingCovid-19PsychologySafety ResearchSocial psychology

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Outbreaks of infectious diseases represent a significant challenge for health authorities around the world Public cooperation and compliance with health recommendations constitute critical steps to stop the spread of such diseases But how should these recommendations be framed to achieve the most desirable outcomes? Across two experiments, we show that the classic Asian Disease Problem (Tversy and Kahneman, 1981) is replicable, regardless of disease type (real vs hypothetical) Thus, people are less (vs more) willing to take risks when information is positively (negatively) framed, irrespective of disease type, although they are generally more risk-averse in real pandemics Furthermore, people high (vs low) in emotionality are more willing to comply with preventive health behaviors when information is framed positively (vs negatively), but only in the case of a real disease These findings provide a range of insights into the design and management of health recommendations aimed at promoting public health (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2021-02-01Safety Science
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105065