2.2.1. Risk of Contracting COVID-19

Drawing on the conceptualization of risk perception proposed by Grothmann and Reusswig, who defined it as the extent to which an individual "assesses a threat's probability and damage potential" [9] (p. 104), the risk of contracting COVID-19 scale was developed [41]. The scale comprises 6 items rated from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The sample items are: "Getting infected with coronavirus threatens my health" and "I am worried that I may become infected with coronavirus". A high score reflects a stronger perceived probability of contracting coronavirus. The Cronbach's α reliability for the sample was 0.85.
