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  • Public Health
  • Behavioral Science
  • Communication Studies

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  • Managing health emergencies like COVID-19 requires effective communication strategies, especially post-lockdown.
  • Perceived risks shift during prolonged crises, impacting adherence to protective behaviors.
  • Understanding message-source-target relationships is crucial for compliance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify effective communication tools for COVID-19 health emergency management.
  • Determine optimal messages and sources for post-lockdown communication.
  • Analyze the impact of different communication strategies on public behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Self-administered online questionnaires were used with university students (Study 1) and a national sample (Study 2).
  • Two manipulations explored the effectiveness of social norms and different communication types (emotional, exponential growth, neutral).

Main Results:

  • Nationally, government injunctive norms most effectively promoted behavioral intentions.
  • Among students, peer descriptive norms were as effective as government norms for lower-risk individuals.
  • Neutral communication was most memorable, but no message type significantly outperformed others in promoting protective behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Tailoring communication strategies based on target audience and perceived risk is essential.
  • Both top-down (government) and peer-influenced (descriptive norms) approaches can be effective.
  • Further research into message framing and source credibility can optimize public health messaging.