Model Perilaku Pencegahan Virus Covid-19 Berdasarkan Kepercayaan Kepada Sains Dengan Mediasi Komitmen Dan Berbagi Informasi.

Behavior Model for Preventing the Covid-19 Virus Based on Trust in Science Mediated by Commitment and Information Sharing.

The government has suggested various measures of individual behavior to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus throughout the pandemic. Yet, these suggestions were often ignored. The distrust in science is one of the underlying foundations of ignorance towards those preventive measures. On the other hand, those who actively carry out preventive measures possess high commitment to prevent the spread of the virus. This commitment will become more effective if followed by dissemination of information related to the development of the virus and its prevention. This study aims at testing a model of behavioural prevention with trust in science as its antecendent, while and commitment and sharing of information as the mediators. The model is tested using data from those four variables, collected through an online survey with 544 respondents, using structural equation modeling. The results show that the aim of the study is fulfilled, shown by the theoretical model that fits the data, supported by strong parameters. This means that trust in sciences is the foundation for prevention of COVID-19, but its effect is only possible through prevention commitment, strengthened by sharing information. The important implication of the results is the need to provide more scientific evidence of new problems, such as COVID-19, or the effect of climate change, and share information on these issues to the public in order to strengthen commitment prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Perilaku pencegahan penularan virus COVID-19 selama masa pandemi pada tingkat individu seperti yang dihimbau oleh pemerintah sering tidak dijalankan. Ketidakpercayaan kepada sains merupakan salah satu basis masalah pengabaian pencegahan tersebut. Pada sisi lain, mereka yang aktif melakukan pencegahan memiliki komitmen yang besar agar virus tidak menular. Komitmen tersebut lebih efektif ketika diikuti dengan berbagi informasi terkait dengan perkembangan virus dan pencegahannya. Penelitian ini bertujuan menguji model perilaku pencegahan dengan anteseden kepercayaan kepada sains serta komitmen dan berbagi informasi sebagai mediatornya. Uji model dilakukan pada data empat variabel tersebut, yang dikumpulkan melalui survei online dengan 544 responden melalui pemodelan persamaan struktural. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa tujuan tersebut tercapai yang ditunjukkan oleh kecocokan model teoritis dengan data yang didukung oleh parameter yang kuat. Artinya, kepercayaan kepada sains merupakan basis dari upaya pencegahan COVID-19, tetapi efeknya melalui komitmen pencegahan yang diperkuat dengan berbagi informasi. Implikasi penting dari hasil tersebut adalah perlunya pemaparan bukti-bukti ilmiah tentang permasalahan baru seperti COVID-19 atau dampak perubahan iklim dengan membagikannya kepada publik untuk menguatkan komitmen pencegahannya. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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