Extending the Purview of Risk Perception Attitude (RPA) Framework to Understand Health Insurance-Related Information Seeking as a Long-Term Self-Protective Behavior

Autor/in	Koh, Hyeseung
Titel	Extending the Purview of Risk Perception Attitude (RPA) Framework to Understand Health Insurance-Related Information Seeking as a Long-Term Self-Protective Behavior
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 2, S.496-506 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1895807
Schlagwörter	Risk; Self Efficacy; Prediction; Health Insurance; Information Seeking; Health Behavior; State Universities; Anxiety; Decision Making; Health Services; Well Being; Public Health; Safety; Comparative Analysis; College Students; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risiko; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Vorhersage; Krankenversicherung; Informationserschließung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Staatliche Universität; Angst; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Sicherheit; Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the roles of risk perceptions and efficacy beliefs play in predicting emerging adults' health insurance information seeking behavior based on the risk perception attitude (RPA) framework. In addition, the current study tests a role of worry to elucidate an underlying mechanism of their health insurance information seeking behavior. Participants: A total of 694 participants was recruited from a large public university in Southwest, USA. Methods: Participants completed an online survey questionnaire. Results: Efficacy beliefs influenced health insurance-related information seeking behavior. An intriguing finding is that there were significant differences in worry across the attitudinal groups posited in the RPA framework, which is consistent with findings in prior literature. Conclusions: Information about health insurance helps individuals make good decisions for their health in a long-term perspective, which is the primary interest of the RPA framework and the current study. The findings would provide resources for designing effective communication materials to help human beings improve their well-being and prepare for their well-ending. This communication effort would contribute to ensuring public health safety, reducing health disparities, and enhancing a society's well-being. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01