Purpose

This study aimed to examine (1) whether confidence in political and health authorities predicted intention to adopt recommended health-protective behaviours and (2) whether age, gender and education level moderated the relationship between confidence in political and health authorities and health protective-behaviours (download the COVIDSafe app, wear a face mask and stay at home).

Design/methodology/approach

This study assessed 1,206 Australians using an online survey. Participants answered questions regarding their confidence in political and health authorities and intention to adopt health-protective measures.

Findings

Confidence in health and political authorities predicted intention to stay home and intention to download the COVIDSafe app, but not to wear a face mask in public spaces. Age moderated the relationship between confidence in authorities and intention to stay home (i.e. among respondents with less than 54 years old, confidence in authorities was associated with higher intention to stay home). Further, age and education level moderated the relationship between confidence in authorities and intention to download the COVIDSafe app (i.e. among older respondents and those with a university degree or higher, confidence in authorities was more strongly associated with higher intention to download the COVIDSafe app). The interaction between confidence and education predicted adoption of mask-wearing (i.e. among participants with a university degree or higher, more confidence in authorities was associated with higher intention to wear a mask in public spaces).

Originality/value

Our findings can inform the development of targeted communications to increase health-protective behaviours at early stages of future pandemics.

中文翻译：

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年龄和教育程度调节了对卫生和政治当局的信心与采用 COVID-19 健康保护行为的意愿之间的关系

目的

本研究旨在检验 (1) 对政治和卫生当局的信心是否预示着采用推荐的健康保护行为的意愿；(2) 年龄、性别和教育水平是否调节了对政治和卫生当局的信心与健康保护行为之间的关系（下载 COVIDSafe 应用程序，戴上口罩并待在家里）。

设计/方法/方法

这项研究使用在线调查对 1,206 名澳大利亚人进行了评估。参与者回答了关于他们对政治和卫生当局的信心以及采取健康保护措施的意图的问题。

发现

对卫生和政治当局的信心预示着人们愿意呆在家里并打算下载 COVIDSafe 应用程序，但不会在公共场所戴口罩。年龄缓和了对当局的信心与留在家中的意愿之间的关系（即在 54 岁以下的受访者中，对当局的信心与较高的留在家中的意愿相关）。此外，年龄和教育水平缓和了对当局的信心与下载 COVIDSafe 应用程序意愿之间的关系（即在年龄较大的受访者和拥有大学学位或更高学历的受访者中，对当局的信心与下载 COVIDSafe 应用程序的意愿更强相关） . 信心和教育之间的相互作用预测了戴口罩的采用（即

原创性/价值

我们的研究结果可以为有针对性的交流发展提供信息，以在未来大流行的早期阶段增加健康保护行为。