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Title Examining Risk Perception and Coping Strategies of Senior High School Teachers in Ghana: Does COVID-19-Related Knowledge Matter?
Full text https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2963484
Date 2022
Author(s) Frimpong, James Boadu; Agormedah, Edmond Kwesi; Srem-Sai, Medina; Quansah, Frank; Hagan Jr., John Elvis
Abstract Frimpong JB, Agormedah EK, Srem-Sai M, Quansah F, Hagan Jr. JE. Examining Risk Perception and Coping Strategies of Senior High School Teachers in Ghana: Does COVID-19-Related Knowledge Matter? <em>COVID</em>. 2022;2(5):660-673. - Previous research has established the link between COVID-19 risk perception and the coping behaviors of teachers in different countries. However, these studies have revealed inconsistent result patterns. Moreover, little is known about the role of COVID-19 knowledge in the link between risk perception and the coping strategies of teachers. This study, therefore, examines the relationship between COVID-19 risk perception and the coping behaviors of teachers, as well as the moderating effect of COVID-19 knowledge in this link. Through the convenience sampling technique, a cross-sectional sample of 376 teachers was recruited to respond to a questionnaire. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were used in analyzing the data. It was revealed that COVID-19 risk perception was positively correlated with active coping strategy and negatively associated with emotional support. Further, results showed that with the a high level of COVID-19 risk perception, teachers with a high level of knowledge are less likely to adopt emotional support coping. In contrast, teachers with low knowledge levels will exhibit a higher probability of adopting emotional support coping. The study projects the need for enhancing the knowledge of teachers while conscientizing them on the risky nature of COVID-19 through health education and promotion.
Language eng
Publisher MDPI AG
Relation info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3390/covid2050050; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2673-8112
Type of publication http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501; info:eu-repo/semantics/article; doc-type:article; text
Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Repository Bielefeld - University of Bielefeld
Added to C-A: 2022-06-01;10:34:09