Shining the Light on Altruism and Its Potential Impact for Behavior Change Strategies Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
- 11 January 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Health Communication
- Vol. 37 (7), 919-921
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1872157
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is shining a light on altruistic behaviors needed to prevent the spread of the virus. This short essay presents a personal experience of altruism during the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting motivation to leverage it in health behavior change strategies for vaccination and other pandemic protective behaviors.Keywords
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