Illness Perceptions of COVID-19 in Europe: Predictors, Impacts and Temporal Evolution
David Dias Neto
(1)
,
Ana Nunes da Silva
(2)
,
Magda Sofia Roberto
(2)
,
Jelena Lubenko
(3)
,
Marios Constantinou
(4)
,
Christiana Nicolaou
(5)
,
Demetris Lamnisos
(6)
,
Savvas Papacostas
(7)
,
Stefan Höfer
(8)
,
Giovambattista Presti
(9)
,
Valeria Squatrito
(9)
,
Vasilis Vasiliou
(10)
,
Louise Mchugh
(11)
,
Jean-Louis Monestes
(12)
,
Adriana Baban
(13)
,
Javier Alvarez-Galvez
(14)
,
Marisa Paez-Blarrina
,
Francisco Montesinos
(15)
,
Sonsoles Valdivia-Salas
(16)
,
Dorottya Ori
,
Raimo Lappalainen
(17)
,
Bartosz Kleszcz
,
Andrew Gloster
(18)
,
Maria Karekla
(4)
,
Angelos Kassianos
(4, 19)
1
ISPA -
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida = University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
2 ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne
3 RSU - Riga Stradins University
4 UCY - University of Cyprus [Nicosia]
5 Cyprus University of Technology
6 European University of Cyprus
7 University of Nicosia
8 IMU - Innsbruck Medical University = Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
9 Università degli Studi di Enna " KORE " = Kore University of Enna
10 UCC - University College Cork
11 UCD - University College Dublin [Dublin]
12 LIP-PC2S - Laboratoire Inter-universitaire de Psychologie : Personnalité, Cognition, Changement Social
13 UBB - Babes-Bolyai University [Cluj-Napoca]
14 UCA - Universidad de Cádiz = University of Cádiz
15 UEM - Universidad Europea de Madrid = European University of Madrid
16 Universidad de Zaragoza = University of Zaragoza [Saragossa University] = Université de Saragosse
17 JYU - University of Jyväskylä
18 Unibas - Université de Bâle = University of Basel = Basel Universität
19 UCL - University College of London [London]
2 ULISBOA - Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon = Université de Lisbonne
3 RSU - Riga Stradins University
4 UCY - University of Cyprus [Nicosia]
5 Cyprus University of Technology
6 European University of Cyprus
7 University of Nicosia
8 IMU - Innsbruck Medical University = Medizinische Universität Innsbruck
9 Università degli Studi di Enna " KORE " = Kore University of Enna
10 UCC - University College Cork
11 UCD - University College Dublin [Dublin]
12 LIP-PC2S - Laboratoire Inter-universitaire de Psychologie : Personnalité, Cognition, Changement Social
13 UBB - Babes-Bolyai University [Cluj-Napoca]
14 UCA - Universidad de Cádiz = University of Cádiz
15 UEM - Universidad Europea de Madrid = European University of Madrid
16 Universidad de Zaragoza = University of Zaragoza [Saragossa University] = Université de Saragosse
17 JYU - University of Jyväskylä
18 Unibas - Université de Bâle = University of Basel = Basel Universität
19 UCL - University College of London [London]
Jean-Louis Monestes
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Marisa Paez-Blarrina
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Dorottya Ori
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Bartosz Kleszcz
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Angelos Kassianos
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Résumé
Objective: Illness perceptions (IP) are important predictors of emotional and behavioral responses in many diseases. The current study aims to investigate the COVID-19-related IP throughout Europe. The specific goals are to understand the temporal development, identify predictors (within demographics and contact with COVID-19) and examine the impacts of IP on perceived stress and preventive behaviors. Methods: This was a time-series-cross-section study of 7,032 participants from 16 European countries using multilevel modeling from April to June 2020. IP were measured with the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire. Temporal patterns were observed considering the date of participation and the date recoded to account the epidemiological evolution of each country. The outcomes considered were perceived stress and COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Results: There were significant trends, over time, for several IP, suggesting a small decrease in negativity in the perception of COVID-19 in the community. Age, gender, and education level related to some, but not all, IP. Considering the self-regulation model, perceptions consistently predicted general stress and were less consistently related to preventive behaviors. Country showed no effect in the predictive model, suggesting that national differences may have little relevance for IP, in this context. Conclusion: The present study provides a comprehensive picture of COVID-19 IP in Europe in an early stage of the pandemic. The results shed light on the process of IP formation with implications for health-related outcomes and their evolution.