I presented a poster at a conference today, but I don't think a single person saw it! 😭 Please take a look to justify the resources I put into it.

We compared how people lining up for COVID-19 testing in 2020 compared to the average population. We found that test-takers saw the risk as lower, were more exposed to infection and took fewer precautions.

#CovidResearch #CovidPsychology #PerceivedRisk #RiskPerception, #InfectionExposure #InfectionControl #InfectionControlMeasures #AcademicChatter

We just had a #RegisteredReport get an "in principle acceptance" from @peercommunityin! https://osf.io/p5sjb

This is my first first-authored RR, along with brilliant colleagues Eilin Erevik & Sebastian Bjørkheim. We are going to test whether #big5personality measures taken before the pandemic predict COVID-19 #RiskPerception and #HealthBehaviour during the pandemic.

I'm enthusiastic about the RR format, and I look forward to running the analysis and completing the report!

About a year into the pandemic we asked people standing in line for COVID-19 testing about how they had thought about risk and precautions before they sought testing. Compared to a representative sample, the test-station sample had seen the risk as lower, had more frequently been in potentially infectious situations, and they had complied less with infection control measures.

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#research #psychology #RiskPerception #RiskAssessment #compliance #health #HealthBehaviour #COVID19

A new study shows that people don't overestimate the frequency of dramatic #causesofdeath because of greater #media coverage. Deaths in the personal environment are more important for the #riskperception: http://go.tum.de/660755

#mortalityrisk

📷A. Heddergott