Illness perceptions of COVID-19 in Europe: Predictors, impacts and temporal evolution

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dc.contributor.authorDias Neto, David
dc.contributor.authorNunes da Silva, Ana
dc.contributor.authorRoberto, Magda Sofia
dc.contributor.authorLubenko, Jelena
dc.contributor.authorConstantinou, Marios
dc.contributor.authorNicolaou, Christiana
dc.contributor.authorLamnisos, Demetris
dc.contributor.authorPapacostas, Savvas
dc.contributor.authorHöfer, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorPresti, Giovambattista
dc.contributor.authorSquatrito, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorVasiliou, Vasilis S.
dc.contributor.authorMcHugh, Louise
dc.contributor.authorMonestès, Jean-Louis
dc.contributor.authorBaban, Adriana
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-Galvez, Javier
dc.contributor.authorPaez-Blarrina, Marisa
dc.contributor.authorMontesinos, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorValdivia-Salas, Sonsoles
dc.contributor.authorOri, Dorottya
dc.contributor.authorLappalainen, Raimo
dc.contributor.authorKleszcz, Bartosz
dc.contributor.authorGloster, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorKarekla, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKassianos, Angelos P.
dc.contributor.funderAPPsyCI–Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities and Inclusion, Portugalen
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-13T11:29:00Z
dc.date.available2021-05-13T11:29:00Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-14
dc.date.updated2021-05-13T11:17:11Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: Illness perceptions (IP) are important predictors of emotional and behavioral responses in many diseases. The current study aims to investigate the COVID-19-related IP throughout Europe. The specific goals are to understand the temporal development, identify predictors (within demographics and contact with COVID-19) and examine the impacts of IP on perceived stress and preventive behaviors. Methods: This was a time-series-cross-section study of 7,032 participants from 16 European countries using multilevel modeling from April to June 2020. IP were measured with the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. Temporal patterns were observed considering the date of participation and the date recoded to account the epidemiological evolution of each country. The outcomes considered were perceived stress and COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Results: There were significant trends, over time, for several IP, suggesting a small decrease in negativity in the perception of COVID-19 in the community. Age, gender, and education level related to some, but not all, IP. Considering the self-regulation model, perceptions consistently predicted general stress and were less consistently related to preventive behaviors. Country showed no effect in the predictive model, suggesting that national differences may have little relevance for IP, in this context. Conclusion: The present study provides a comprehensive picture of COVID-19 IP in Europe in an early stage of the pandemic. The results shed light on the process of IP formation with implications for health-related outcomes and their evolution.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid640955en
dc.identifier.citationDias Neto, D. et al (2021) 'Illness Perceptions of COVID-19 in Europe: Predictors, Impacts and Temporal Evolution', Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 640955 (11 pp). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.640955en
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2021.640955en
dc.identifier.endpage11en
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.journaltitleFrontiers in psychologyen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11313
dc.identifier.volume12en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.640955
dc.rights© 2021 Dias Neto, Nunes da Silva, Roberto, Lubenko, Constantinou, Nicolaou, Lamnisos, Papacostas, Höfer, Presti, Squatrito, Vasiliou, McHugh, Monestès, Baban, Alvarez-Galvez, Paez-Blarrina, Montesinos, Valdivia-Salas, Ori, Lappalainen, Kleszcz, Gloster, Karekla and Kassianos. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectCommon sense modelen
dc.subjectCOVID-19en
dc.subjectIllness perceptionsen
dc.subjectIllness representationsen
dc.subjectStressen
dc.titleIllness perceptions of COVID-19 in Europe: Predictors, impacts and temporal evolutionen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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