Recent work has focused on risk in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Few studies have examined the age-related differences in risk perception using hypothetical real-life situations. By contrast, laypeople commonly evaluate risks by using heuristics. Based on rational decision-making, this assumption is predominantly ascribed to experts, who rely on scientific information and objective assessment. A common assumption is that knowledge and certainty about risk determine how it is perceived. Risk perception is important in health and risk communication because it determines which hazards people care about and how they deal with them. Risk perception refers to an individual’s subjective judgements about the likelihood of negative occurrences, such as injury, illness, disease, and death. Os nossos resultados sugerem que os jovens adultos têm uma perceção do risco relacionado com epidemias diferente do que os adultos mais velhos e parecem corroborar a perspetiva de que a elaboração de políticas de saúde pública durante epidemias deve visar de forma diferente os jovens adultos. É importante notar que o risco projetado diminuiu mais acentuadamente para os jovens adultos do que para os adultos mais velhos. 'daqui a duas semanas', ou 'daqui a quatro semanas') tanto do comportamento de risco como da importância da prevenção da transmissão diminuem ao longo do tempo. Demonstramos que as estimativas de tempo projetadas (e.g., avaliações baseadas em agora vs. Será que estas diferenças relacionadas com a idade influenciam a perceção de risco durante uma crise pandémica? Aqui, investigámos como a idade influenciou o risco previsto durante o estado de emergência da COVID-19 em Portugal. Estudos anteriores mostraram que os jovens adultos são mais propensos a comportamentos de risco do que os adultos mais velhos. Juventude otimista: Os jovens adultos previram uma diminuição mais rápida do risco durante o estado de emergência relativo à COVID-19 em Portugal Palavras ChaveĪ perceção do risco muda ao longo da vida. Karger AG, Basel on behalf of NOVA National School of Public Health This seems to support the view that public health policy making during epidemics should differentially target younger adults. Our findings suggest that younger adults have a different perception of epidemic-related risk than older adults. Importantly, projected risk decreased more steeply for younger than older adults. ‘in two weeks’ time’, or ‘in four weeks’ time’) of both risk behaviour and importance of transmission prevention decrease over time. We show that time-projected estimations (e.g., appraisals based on ‘now’ vs. Do these age-related differences influence risk perception during a pandemic crisis? Here, we investigated how age influenced predicted risk during the COVID-19 emergency state in Portugal. Previous studies showed that younger adults are more prone to risk behaviours than older adults. Perception of risk is known to change throughout the lifespan.

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