Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The use of self-protective measures to prevent COVID-19 spread: an application of the health belief model Subject The topic of the resource COVID-19; health belief model; self-protective measures; SmartPLS Description An account of the resource This study uses a health belief model to examine the preventive behavioral orientation or self-protective measures adopted by people in the face of the current COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 603 participants were selected from the city of Bangalore, India. The data was collected through an online survey with participants age varying between 17 and 54 and mean as 23 years (SD = 4.32). The findings revealed that perceived barrier has significant negative impact, while perceived threat, perceived consequences, perceived benefits, community and individual self-efficacy, and general health cues have a positive influence on an individuals intention to follow self-protective measures against COVID-19. Based on the constructs of the health belief model, this study proposes multiple health-related interventions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor &amp; Francis Group. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moorthy V.; Alagarsamy S.; Mehrolia S.; Jeevananda S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Psychology, Health and Medicine, Vol-28, No. 10, pp. 2977-2992. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Routledge Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2022.2162935" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2022.2162935</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145333097&amp;doi=10.1080%2F13548506.2022.2162935&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7691cbfa952d6d7edef3866e1f28fcc7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145333097&amp;doi=10.1080%2f13548506.2022.2162935&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=7691cbfa952d6d7edef3866e1f28fcc7</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 13548506; PubMed ID: 36582073; CODEN: PHMEF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Moorthy V., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Alagarsamy S., School of Business, Manipal Academy of Higher Education - Dubai Campus, International Academic City, United Arab Emirates; Mehrolia S., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Jeevananda S., School of Business and Management, Christ University, Bangalore, India