December 4, 2020

Economic Stressors and the Enactment of CDC-Recommended COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors: The Impact of State-Level Context

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Keywords (Tags): public health, USA

• People experiencing job and financial insecurity were found to be less likely to enact CDC-recommended guidelines such as physical distancing, hand washing, and limiting nonessential trips from home in a study modeling data from currently employed US workers (n = 745) from 43 states. The inverse relationship between job insecurity and compliance with the CDC guidelines was attenuated within states that had a more robust unemployment system. In states with more restrictions, employees reporting more financial security were more likely to enact the CDC-recommended guidelines than those who reported less financial security.

Probst et al. (Oct 15, 2020). Economic Stressors and the Enactment of CDC-Recommended COVID-19 Prevention Behaviors: The Impact of State-Level Context. The Journal of Applied Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0000797