Correction: Cipolletta et al. Risk Perception towards COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4649
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Author Contributions
Authors | Country | Sample | Data Collection Methods | Risk Perception Measures | Key Findings |
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Germani et al., 2020 [7] | Italy | 1045 emerging adults (30% M, 70% F) | Cross-sectional online survey carried out in March | Five-point scale answers to 3 items (Perceived Risk Scale) | High perceived risk scores were reported, and risk awareness was positively correlated with anxiety |
Yıldırım and Güler 2021 [8] | Turkey | 3109 adults (49.98% M, 50.02% F) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in April | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 8 items (COVID-19 Perceived Risk Scale) | Risk perception presented a significant direct effect on death distress, positivity, and happiness |
Faasse and Newby 2020 [9] | Australia | 2174 residents (503 M, 1635 F, 36 other) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in March | 1 question with a five-point scale answer; 3 questions with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) answers; 1 question with closed-ended options | Higher perceived personal severity of COVID-19 was a predictor of involvement in protective implementations |
Wise et al., 2020 [13] | United States | 1591 adults (55% F, 40% M, 5% other) | A combined cross-sectional and longitudinal online survey (both held in March) | VAS-type scale answers | Optimistic bias was observed among participants, and risk perception increased on later dates. Education predicted higher risk perceptions and engagement in precautionary behaviors |
Lohiniva et al., 2020 [14] | Finland | 116 social media posts and emails from the public | Cross-sectional qualitative data collection done in February | Analysis of social media posts and emails to build a thematic analysis of risk perception | Five different risk perception domains were observed, and people showed low personal control over the situation |
Kuang et al., 2020 [15] | India | 2044 adults (46% F, 54% M) | Cross-sectional phone call surveys (open-ended questions) were conducted in May | 1 open question about perceived personal risk of contracting COVID-19 | Low perceived risk of contracting coronavirus was found |
Moyce et al., 2021 [16] | United States | 20 Latinos living in a rural American community | 14 semi-structured interviews with participants over the phone conducted in April | 3 open questions | Latinos are less likely to fear the virus because they tend to be more worried with having a pay cut or a job loss |
Casanova et al., 2020 [17] | Italy | 25 patients receiving treatment, 25 patients that had completed treatment, and 25 healthy peers | A semi-structured online qualitative questionnaire held in March | 6 closed-ended questions | The majority presented high risk perceptions and feared for the consequences of being infected with COVID-19 |
Ilesanmi and Afolabi 2020 [18] | Nigeria | 360 adults (62.5% F, 37.5% M) | Cross-sectional interviewer-administered questionnaire driven in June | 3 closed-ended questions | The sample presented poor knowledge and low risk awareness towards the new coronavirus |
Mouchtouri et al., 2020 [19] | Greece | 1858 residents (41.2% M, 58.8% F) | Cross-sectional telephone questionnaire (closed- and open-ended questions) conducted between April and May | Four- or five-point scale type of answers | Most respondents had a sound knowledge of COVID-19, but good practices were not reported on the same level |
Asefa et al., 2020 [20] | Ethiopia | 416 waiters (191 M, 225 F) | Cross-sectional structured face-to-face questionnaire conducted in June | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 12 items | 53.4% of participants presented high risk perception related with being older, knowledge about COVID-19, and partaking preventive behaviors |
de Bruin and Bennett 2020 [21] | United States | 6684 adults (3226 M, 3458 F) | Extensive cross-sectional online survey carried out in March | 2 items with a 0–100% visual linear scale type of answer | Low perceived infection and fatality risks. Perceiving greater risks was linked with implementation of protective behaviors |
Duan et al., 2020 [22] | China | 3837 adults (1985 M, 1852 F) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire held in February | Five-point scale answers to 3 items | Risk perception was the mediating factor between government intervention and public’s engagement in preventive behaviors |
Lee et al., 2021 [23] | South Korea | 328 middle school students: 146 boys, 182 girls | Cross-sectional online survey collected from September to October | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 4 items | Risk perception was significantly related to protective behaviors as well as gender and health status |
Rivas et al., 2021 [24] | Bolivia | 886 Bolivians: 65.1% F, 34.9% M | Cross-sectional online survey carried out during April and May | Likert-type seven-point scale answers to 4 items | COVID-19 information exposure, gender, and adoption of preventive behaviors were positively correlated with risk perception |
Savadori and Lauriola 2020 [25] | Italy | 572 citizens (54% M, 46% F) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in March | 10 items covering risk perception with scale type of answer | Respect for social norms and risk perceptions predicted protective behaviors |
Xie et al., 2020 [26] | China | 317 adults (48.3% F, 51.7% M) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted in May | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 7 items | Changes in safety behaviors are associated with risk perception and COVID-19 knowledge |
Zanin et al., 2020 [27] | Italy | 8713 citizens (3490 M, 5223 F). 8282 lived in Italy and 431 abroad | Cross-sectional online questionnaire conducted in March | 1 closed-ended question with 4 options | People’s risk perception plays a key role in the adoption of safety actions, in people’s feelings, and in their daily habits |
Park et al., 2021 [28] | United States | 260 adults (61.77% M, 38.23% F). | Cross-sectional online survey | Likert-type seven-point scale answers to 5 items | OB is negatively related to risk perception, and risk perception increases the use of COVID-19 preventive behaviors |
Ahmad et al., 2020 [29] | China | 302 participants from 6 Chinese Universities and 2 hospitals (59.93% M, 40.07% F) | Cross-sectional online survey | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 5 items | Government’s guidelines, risk perception, and epidemic knowledge influenced engagement in protective behaviors |
Atchison et al., 2021 [30] | United Kingdom | 2108 adults (987 M, 1094 F) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in March | Closed-ended questions regarding perceived susceptibility and severity | There was a high engagement in preventive measures correlated with government’s guidance and income |
Tomczyk et al., 2020 [31] | Germany | 157 adults (80% F, 20% M) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in March | 2 items with 0–100% type of answer | Compliance with COVID-19 behavioral recommendations was associated with gender, age, education, and risk perception |
McFadden et al., 2020 [32] | United States | 718 adults (330 M, 386 F) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in February | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 10 items | Risk perception score was low, and most participants supported the use of restrictive policies for infection prevention |
Taghrir et al., 2020 [33] | Iran | 240 medical students (98 M, 142 F) | Cross-sectional online survey performed in February | Likert-type four-point scale answers to 2 items | High levels of knowledge and adoption of preventive behaviors were reported as well as moderate risk perceptions. A negative correlation between preventive behaviors and risk perception was present |
Mansilla Domínguez et al., 2020 [34] | Spain | 16201 adults (51.5% F, 48.5% M) | Cross-sectional online survey was conducted for 5 consecutive days | 59 items divided in 4 content areas (including risk perception) and different answer types | Gender, age, direct contact with the virus, employment, and health perception were associated with risk awareness |
Mora-Rodríguez and Melero-López 2021 [35] | Spain | 2034 citizens (52% F, 48% M) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire carried out in March | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 4 items | Greater exposure to COVID-19 news increased personal risk perception. Being older and female predicted higher risk awareness |
Roupa et al., 2021 [36] | Cyprus | 494 Healthcare workers (HCW) (66.7% F, 33.3% M) and nurses (75.4%) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire that took place in May | Likert-type four-point scale answers to 5 items | No significant correlation was found between COVID-19 perceptions and knowledge |
Iorfa et al., 2020 [37] | Nigeria | 1554 adults (42.7% F, 57.3% M) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in April | Likert-type seven-point scale answers to 9 items | Risk perception mediates the link between COVID-19 knowledge and adoption of preventive behaviors. Age and gender influence this adoption |
Lanciano et al., 2020 [38] | Italy | 980 adults (544 F, 436 M) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted in April | Ten-point scale answers to 11 items | Financial and work risk perceptions were higher than the health one. Involvement in preventive measures was related with age, gender, and education |
Ciancio et al., 2020 [39] | United States | 5414 adults | Cross-sectional online survey that was driven in March | 4 items with 0–100 scales | An overestimated mortality risk was observed; risk perception was related to age, education, sources of news, and location |
Germani et al., 2020 [40] | Italy | 1011 emerging adults (291 M, 720 F) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in March | Five-point scale answers to 3 risk perception dimensions: general/social, self/personal, and relatives/others | Participants showed a higher risk tolerance for their relatives than for themselves |
Ding et al., 2020 [41] | China | 1461 college students (639 M, 822 F) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted in February | Five-point scale answers to 4 items | Chinese college students expressed high risk awareness (especially females and the ones located in the Hubei area) |
Yang et al., 2020 [42] | Canada | 3037 adolescents and young adults from Quebec (74.6% F, 25.4% M) | Cross-sectional online survey collected in April | 11-point VAS scale answers to 2 items | Factors associated with higher risk perception include higher disease knowledge, presence of a chronic disease, and partaking in precautionary behaviors |
Kabito et al., 2020 [43] | Ethiopia | 623 residents (402 F, 221 M) | Cross-sectional face-to-face structured questionnaires conducted in April | Five-point scale answers to 5 items | Participants showed low levels of risk perceptions. Age, education, and knowledge were associated with risk awareness |
Harapan et al., 2020 [44] | Indonesia | 1379 adults (65.7% F, 34.3% M) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire driven between March and April | 1 item with 0–100% type of answer | High risk perception was linked with age, income, being unmarried, living area, and profession. Participants showed low risk awareness |
Dryhurst et al., 2020 [45] | Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, UK, and USA | 6991 participants | Cross-sectional online survey (data were collected between March and April) | Likert-type seven-point/five-point scale answers to 6 items | Levels of concern are higher in the UK, and being male was associated with lower perceived risk |
Jahangiry et al., 2020 [46] | Iran | 3727 adults (1933 F, 1794 M) | Cross-sectional online survey carried out between March and April | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 8 items | 56.4% of participants were implementing preventive behaviors |
Abir et al., 2020 [47] | Bangladesh | Two samples (N1 = 322 and N2 = 683) | Two cross-sectional online surveys (one conducted in March and the other in May) | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 5 items | Low risk perception was associated with gender and education. Perceived risk scores decreased between early and late lockdown |
Karasneh et al., 2021 [48] | Jordan | 486 pharmacists (382 F, 104 M) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire | Likert-type three-point scale answers | Risk was highly perceived among participants, and it was predicted by gender and location. Media use influenced risk awareness |
Wang et al., 2020 [49] | China | 2058 participants (54.2% F, 45.8% M) | Cross-sectional online survey developed in March | Closed-ended questions | Most participants stated they would get vaccinated in the future. This was related with gender, being married, and high-risk perceptions |
Karout et al., 2020 [50] | United States | 410 Latino participants (65.9% F, 34.1% M) | Cross-sectional semi-structured questionnaire/interview collected between July and August | Three-point scale answers to 9 items | Low risk perception scores and low engagement in preventive behaviors were found among respondents |
Chou et al., 2020 [51] | China (Taiwan region) | 1954 adults (649 M, 1305 F; 640 HCW and 1314 members of the general public) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire developed in April | Five-item questionnaire with answers in scale-type | Healthcare professionals had a higher coronavirus risk perception and adopted more protective behaviors than the general public |
Peres et al., 2020 [52] | Portugal | 3403 residents (2672 F, 731 M). HCW = 545 | Cross-sectional online questionnaire conducted in March | Likert-scale type of answers to 6 items | Healthcare workers presented higher COVID-19 risk perception scores than the general population |
Gorini et al., 2020 [53] | Italy | 650 HCW (439 F, 211 M) from two hospitals in Lombardy | Cross-sectional online questionnaire conducted in May | Slider-scale type of answer (0–100) to 4 items | Healthcare professionals believed they were more at risk for contracting COVID-19 than their family members. Nurses showed the highest risk perception scores |
González et al., 2021 [54] | Spain | 557 nurses from 26 different public hospitals in Madrid (87.4% F, 12.6% M) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire collected in April | Likert-type four-point scale answers to 4 items | 37.5% of nurses were afraid of becoming infected and its consequences, and 62.8% were concerned about infecting their relatives |
Niepel et al., 2020 [55] | United States | Two samples (N1 = 1182 and N2 = 953) | Cross-sectional online survey done in March and repeated in April | 9-point scale (0–75%) | There was a low perceived fatality risk among participants, but the numbers increased in the second survey done |
Tran and Ravaud 2020 [56] | France | 7169 participants (5616 F, 1553 M) with chronic conditions | Cross-sectional online survey collected between March and April | 1 question with yes/no type of answer | 63% of the patients felt at risk of presenting severe illness if contracting COVID-19 because of their condition |
Heydari et al., 2021 [57] | Iran | 3213 adults (1591 M, 1620 F) | Cross-sectional online survey performed in March | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 4 items | Risk perception mediates the relationship between risk communication and preventive behaviors |
Seale et al., 2020 [58] | Australia | 1420 adults (740 F, 680 M) | Cross-sectional online survey carried out in March | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 10 items | Low risk perception scores were informed, and adopting preventive behaviors was associated with government trust |
Vai et al., 2020 [59] | Italy | 2223 adults (675 M, 1548 F) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted between February and March | 2 questions with scale-type of answers | Attitude to vaccinate and utility of prevention behaviors were associated to COVID-19 risk perception and media use |
Nazione et al., 2021 [60] | United States | 698 adults (53.7% F, 45.1% M, and 0.9% other) | Cross-sectional online survey collected in March | 8 items with closed-ended questions | Information exposure was not related with COVID-19 risk perception |
Capone et al., 2020 [61] | Italy | 1124 University students (79.6% F, 20.4% M) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire performed in March | Likert-type seven-point scale answers to 2 items | University students presenting high levels of information seeking also showed higher levels of wellbeing and risk perception |
Huang and Yang 2020 [62] | United States | 381 adults (58% M, 42% F) | A two-wave, cross-sectional online survey design conducted in April | Likert-type five-point scale answers to 2 items | Risk perception and uncertainty promote information seeking |
Jiang 2020 [63] | China | 472 Chinese students (227 M, 245 F) | Cross-sectional online survey collected in February | 90-item symptom checklist scale with Likert-type five-point answers | 56% of students had sufficient knowledge of COVID-19 typical symptoms, and 57% of them reported high risk perception |
Soni et al., 2021 [64] | India | 217 Delhi adults (116 F, 101 M) | Cross-sectional online survey opened between April and May | Five-point Likert scale answers to 6 items | Having knowledge about COVID-19 is essential to change someone’s perception and attitudes towards it |
Geldsetzer 2020 [65] | USA and the UK | 2986 adults residing in the USA and 2988 in the UK | Cross-sectional online survey collected in February | 0–100% type of answers | The general public held several misconceptions regarding COVID-19 |
Gollust et al., 2020 [66] | United States | 1007 American adults (62.6% were white, 12% Black, 16.5% Hispanic, and 8.9% other) | Cross-sectional online survey done in April | 4 items with closed-ended questions | Perceptions of mortality disparities were found among health status and age but not race or finances |
Ding et al., 2020 [67] | China | 1081 adults (38.85% M, 61.15% F) | Cross-sectional online survey implemented in February | Five-point scale answers to 14 items | Risk perception strongly affects the public’s mental health. |
Krok and Zarzycka 2020 [68] | Poland | 226 HCW (58.8% F, 41.2% M) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire held between March and May | Five-point scale answers to 18 items | Risk awareness is negatively related to psychological well-being and increases coping strategies |
Liu et al., 2020 [69] | China | 4991 adults (2514 F, 2477 M) | Cross-sectional online survey held in February | Five-point Likert scale answers to 2 items | Respondents reported low-to-medium levels of risk perception, and high risk awareness was linked to more anxiety |
Orte et al., 2020 [70] | Spain | 806 adults (248 M, 556 F, 1 other) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted in March | Five-point Likert scale answers to 17 items | There was a positive correlation between distress and COVID-19 risk perception |
Qian and Li 2020 [71] | China | 351 adults (162 M, 189 F) | Cross-sectional online survey collected in February | 2 closed-ended questions | Risk event involvement was positively related to COVID-19 risk perception as well as anxiety |
Spinelli et al., 2020 [72] | Italy | 854 parents of children aged between 2 and 14 years old (797 F, 57 M) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted in April | Scale-type of answers | Parents’ perceptions of the COVID-19 situation are deeply linked with parents’ stress levels and children’s psychological disturbances |
Li et al., 2021 [73] | China (Taiwan region) | 1970 adults (1305 F, 650 M, 15 transgender) | Cross-sectional online survey completed in April | 5 questions with scale-type of answers | High risk perceptions mediated the association between lower perceived support and higher active coping with COVID-19 |
de Bruin et al., 2020 [74] | United States | 5517 adults (48% M, 52% F; 37% Democrats, 32% Republicans, and 31% other) | Cross-sectional online survey that was driven in March | 4 questions with VAS-scale type of answers | Democrats showed higher perceived risk scores and likelihood to engage in preventive behaviors than Republicans |
Lachlan et al., 2021 [75] | United States | 5000 residents (2435 M, 2558 F, 25 other, and 1 did not answer) | Cross-sectional online survey developed between April and June | Event Hazard/Outrage scale (32 items) | Risk perceptions may vary across preferences for conservative or liberal bias, but there are no differences in mitigation behavior across patterns of media use |
Siegrist et al., 2021 [76] | Switzerland | 1585 citizens from the German-speaking part (50.9% F, 49.1% M) | Cross-sectional online survey that was driven between March and April | Seven-point scale type of answers to 7 items | People with high general trust perceive less risks associated with COVID-19 but not the ones with high social trust |
Ye and Lyu 2020 [77] | China | 11783 adults | Cross-sectional online survey | Chinese General Social Survey | Social trust is linked to a higher risk perception and a lower infection rate, and generalized trust is the opposite |
Zajenkowski et al., 2020 [78] | Poland | 263 adults (27.8% M, 71.5% F, 0.8% other) | Cross-sectional online survey collected in April | Situational Eight Diamonds Scale (40 items) with seven-point scale answers | Grave situations (like the coronavirus pandemic) leave less room for personality traits in predicting behaviors because they overpower dispositional tendencies |
Marinthe et al., 2020 [79] | France | Two samples (N1 = 762 and N2 = 229) | Two cross-sectional online questionnaires. The first was conducted in early March and the second in later March | Perceived risk of contamination of the French population, personal contamination, and death were measured by single items (percentage) | Conspiracy was associated with a higher perceived COVID-19 risk of death but not with other risks |
Monzani et al., 2021 [80] | Italy | 414 adults (70.3% F, 29.7% M). | Cross-sectional online questionnaire completed by participants between March and April | 0–100 slider scale answers to 8 items | People presenting more dispositional optimism indicated elevated levels of optimistic bias |
Puci et al., 2020 [81] | Italy | 2078 HCW (78.8% F, 21.2% M) | Cross-sectional online survey developed from May to June | Five-point scale answers to 7 items | The majority presented high risk infection perceptions (especially nurses and physicians) |
Ferdous et al., 2020 [82] | Bangladesh | 2017 residents (59.8% M, 40.2% F) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted between March and April | Closed-ended questions to 4 items | Participants showed a high COVID-19 risk perception and high partaking in safety behaviors |
Serwaa et al., 2020 [83] | Ghana | 350 adults (56% M, 44% F) | Cross-sectional online questionnaire collected in March | 3 closed-ended questions | Participants had a good COVID-19 knowledge and high risk awareness |
Samadipour et al., 2020 [84] | Iran | 364 adults (154 M, 201 F, and 9 did not answer) | Cross-sectional online survey conducted between February and March | Five-point Likert scale answers to 26 items | Iranians have a moderate risk perception of COVID-19. Five factors contribute to it: cultural, political, emotional, cognitive, and social |
Shiina et al., 2020 [85] | UK, Spain, and Japan | 4000 people from Japan, 2000 from the UK, and 2000 from Spain | Cross-sectional online survey. Data were gathered between March and April | Nine-point scale type of answers | Knowledge, anxiety, and the frequency of precautionary behaviors was higher in the UK and Spain than in Japan |
Soiné et al., 2021 [86] | Germany | Young adults (24–26 y) that belong to different ethnic groups | Data from the CILS4COVID survey were used | 2 closed-ended questions comparing financial and health risk perceptions | Ethnic minorities show more health and financial risk perceptions than the general population |
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Cipolletta, S.; Andreghetti, G.R.; Mioni, G. Correction: Cipolletta et al. Risk Perception towards COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4649. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042978
Cipolletta S, Andreghetti GR, Mioni G. Correction: Cipolletta et al. Risk Perception towards COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4649. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):2978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042978
Chicago/Turabian StyleCipolletta, Sabrina, Gabriela Rios Andreghetti, and Giovanna Mioni. 2023. "Correction: Cipolletta et al. Risk Perception towards COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4649" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 4: 2978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042978
APA StyleCipolletta, S., Andreghetti, G. R., & Mioni, G. (2023). Correction: Cipolletta et al. Risk Perception towards COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4649. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 2978. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20042978