The role of knowledge, emotion, and intention in influencing students’ behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic
This study aims to investigate the influence of students’ knowledge, attitude, and behavioral intention on their behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey study was designed using an online questionnaire involving 653 respondents from the first to final-year students at a Malaysian univer...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7204/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7204/1/J14151_30668f877e87a4b81bfac5d119dfee45.pdf |
| Summary: | This study aims to investigate the influence of students’ knowledge, attitude, and behavioral intention on their behaviors
during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey study was designed using an online questionnaire involving 653 respondents
from the first to final-year students at a Malaysian university. A CACQ-COV instrument was designed based on the Theory
of Reasoned Action (TRA) model, comprising 67 items in four constructs: students’ knowledge of the current pandemic,
emotional engagement, behavioral intention, and behavioral action. The results show that the students learn most about
the COVID-19 pandemic from the media and the internet platform; more than 50% of the students rated the television
broadcast as the most trusted media. The mean scores of the students’ knowledge about COVID-19 facts and symptoms;
emotion, intention, and action are at high levels. In addition, knowledge, emotion, and behavioral intention have significantly
influenced the students’ behaviors and actions; it is noted that emotion has the greatest influence compared with knowledge
and behavioral intention. The implication is that television broadcast should be the primary choice of media for carrying out
future mass campaigns, in preference to social media, especially for announcing urgent matters and disseminating information
related to the current issues. |
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