Abstract The United Nations have described the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) as the worst global crisis since the second world war. Behavioral protective …

The coronavirus pandemic is one of the biggest health crises of our time. In response to this
global problem, various institutions around the world had soon issued evidence-based …

The worldwide spread of a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since December 2019 has
posed a severe threat to individuals' well-being. While the world at large is waiting that the …

Background The effective implementation of government policies and measures for
controlling the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic requires compliance from …

Previous studies have revealed medical, democratic, and political factors altering responses
to unexpected infectious diseases. However, few studies have attempted to explore the …

Government trust is known to be associated with preventive practices during pandemics, but
few studies have explored the roles of knowledge and negative emotion in conditioning the …

The SARS‐CoV‐2 virus that causes COVID‐19 has had a large impact on the lives of many
people worldwide. At the peak of confirmed COVID‐19 cases during the first wave in …

Evidence suggests that people vary in their desire to undertake protective actions during a
health emergency, and that trust in authorities may influence decision making. We sought to …

Health information sources and the level of trust in a particular source may influence the
subsequent adoption of advocated health behaviors. Information source preference and …

Objective To evaluate how public perceptions and trust in government communications
affected the adoption of protective behaviour in Singapore during the coronavirus disease …