COVID-19 preventive behaviours in White British and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people in the UK. (May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Breakwell, Glynis M; Fino, Emanuele; Jaspal, Rusi
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 27:Number 6(2022)
• Page Start: 1301
• Page End: 1317
• Publication Date: 2022-05
• Subjects: COVID-19 prevention -- COVID-19 risk -- ethnicity -- ingroup power -- trust in science; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/13591053211017208
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

A model of the effects of ethnicity, political trust, trust in science, perceived ingroup power, COVID-19 risk and fear of COVID-19 upon likelihood of COVID-19 preventive behaviour (CPB) is presented. The structural equation model was a good fit for survey data from 478 White British and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people. Ethnicity had a direct effect on CPB (BAME reported higher CPB) and an indirect effect on it through political trust, ingroup power, COVID-19 risk and trust in science. Ethnicity was not significantly related to COVID-19 fear. COVID-19 fear and trust in science were positively associated with CPB.