Open AccessDoes Fear of the New Coronavirus Lead to Low-Carbon Behaviors: The Moderating Effect of Outcome Framing
Author(s) -
Wenlong Liu,
Wang Shao,
Qunwei Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s320241
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , psychology , social psychology , covid-19 , environmental health , framing effect , air pollution , medicine , geography , ecology , disease , archaeology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , persuasion , biology
Air pollution has been found to aggravate the infection and mortality of COVID-19, leading to increasing attention on pro-environmental behaviors. Considering individuals' psychological distance from COVID-19, this research aims to examine the relationship between fear of COVID-19, air pollution concern, and low-carbon behaviors.