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Overconfidence at the time of COVID-19:Does it lead to laxer attitudes?

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  • Piehlmaier, Dominik M.
  • Stagno, Emanuela
  • Nagy, Agnes

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Health education campaigns often aim to create awareness by increasing objective knowledge about pathogens, such as COVID-19. However, the present paper proposes that confidence in one's knowledge more than knowledge is a significant factor that leads to a laxer attitude toward COVID-19 and hence lower support for protective measures and reduced intention to comply with preemptive behaviors.

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  • Piehlmaier, Dominik M. & Stagno, Emanuela & Nagy, Agnes, 2023. "Overconfidence at the time of COVID-19:Does it lead to laxer attitudes?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 328(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:328:y:2023:i:c:s027795362300357x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116000
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