Factors affecting risk perception of COVID-19: differences by age and gender
Sungwook Kang, Chang Hoon You, Young Dae Kwon · 2025
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Fear of a virus is itself unevenly spread. Sungwook Kang, Chang Hoon You, and Young Dae Kwon map who felt COVID-19 as a threat in South Korea, in a study whose text is dated 2024. They analyzed a nationwide social survey of nearly thirty-five thousand people aged thirteen and up, modeling risk perception across age and gender lines.
Risk perception ran higher in older people and in women. Among the young, mental stress tracked with higher perceived risk, a link absent in older groups. Among the old, education mattered most. For men, money variables like income and employment drove perception; for women, family variables like marriage and housing did. One pattern held broadly: lower income and lower life satisfaction meant a more frightening virus. The authors draw lessons for tailored public-health communication.
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| CREATOR | Sungwook Kang, Chang Hoon You, Young Dae Kwon |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |