This study examined the relationship between worry and health behaviours using an online survey of 69,033 respondents from 32 countries. We hypothesized that past health behaviours predicted worry experienced, which in turn predicted future health behaviours, and included a metric of cultural distance from the US. Past behaviours such as maintaining physical distance predicted higher worry, whereas worry reduced the likelihood of going outside. Being culturally dissimilar to the US was associated with lower worry. However, cultural distance was not associated with future health behaviours. We analyse worry as an approach-avoidance motivator of health behaviours from a cross-cultural perspective, to facilitate effective health communication strategies.

本研究通过对来自 32 个国家/地区的 69,033 名受访者进行的在线调查，研究了担忧与健康行为之间的关系。我们假设过去的健康行为预测了担心的经历，进而预测了未来的健康行为，并包括与美国的文化距离指标。过去的行为，如保持身体距离，预示着更高的担忧，而担忧降低了外出的可能性。在文化上与美国不同与较低的担忧有关。然而，文化距离与未来的健康行为无关。我们从跨文化的角度分析担忧作为健康行为的一种避免接近的动机，以促进有效的健康沟通策略。