Post-covid-19 attitudes of young people toward epidemiological risks: a behavioral epidemiology perspective
Keywords:
COVID-19 post-pandemic, young people, epidemiological risk perception, health behavior,Abstract
This thesis examines the attitudes, risk perceptions, and health behaviors of young people toward epidemiological risks in the post-COVID-19 period. The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally transformed how populations perceive and respond to infectious disease threats. Young people (aged 18–30), initially perceived as a low-risk group, experienced significant psychological, social, and behavioral changes during the pandemic that continue to shape their responses to epidemiological risks today.
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