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- Fatores que influenciam os comportamentos dos estudantes do ensino superior face à COVID-19Publication . Peralta, Catarina; Vieira Da Silva, Manuela; Dores, Artemisa Rocha; Almeida-Silva, Marina; Andrade, Graça; Pinto, Marta Vasconcelos; Rodrigues, MatildeEm resposta à pandemia de COVID-19, as instituições do ensino superior adotaram um conjunto de medidas para garantir um ensino presencial seguro, prevenindo potenciais surtos. Contudo, a efetividade das medidas implementadas está dependente da adoção dos comportamentos preventivos pelos estudantes. Também é importante considerar que os estudantes do ensino superior são em geral jovens, muitas vezes deslocados, em coabitação e com uma procura constante de socialização, o que torna os seus comportamentos fora da instituição também de particular relevância para o controlo da pandemia.
- Preventive behaviors among higher education students in response to COVID-19: The role of risk perceptionPublication . Peralta, Catarina; Vieira da Silva, Manuela; Dores, Artemisa Rocha; Silva, Marina Almeida; Pinto, Marta Vasconcelos; Ramos, Delfina; Rodrigues, MatildeIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education institutions adopted a set of measures to ensure safe face-to-face teaching and to control potential outbreaks. However, the effectiveness of the implemented measures is dependent on the behavior of students, who are generally young, often displaced, living with other colleagues, and constantly seeking physical contact, which makes their behavior outside the institution also of particular relevance to controlling the pandemic. An online questionnaire was developed and applied to characterize the behaviors adopted by students inside and outside the higher education institution, as well as risk perception based on the health belief model (HBM) and unrealistic optimism, with the participation of 620 students from three Portuguese higher education institutions. The adoption of safe behaviors is related to a greater perception of the benefits and of the severity of COVID-19. Unrealistic optimism also has a negative impact on preventive behaviors. The behaviors least adopted by students concerning potential exposure to COVID-19 were disinfecting hands and equipment after use, as well as physical distancing from colleagues. With regard to behaviors adopted outside the institution, it was found that students did not avoid physical contact with colleagues and family members. These findings contribute to our understanding of student behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic, help institutions understand if the applied strategies were effective or not, and denote the need to reinforce or improve the implemented strategies.