Threat appraisal, self-efficacy, and risk information seeking: a study on the behavior of not eating wild mushrooms in China
Perceptual susceptibility, intrinsic rewards, self-efficacy, and risk information seeking to predict the behavioral intention of not eating wild mushrooms. The results of this study support the theory of protection motivation and its extended applicability, providing evidence that public health crises can promote changes in resident behavior related to food safety.
Authors
- Si Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0057-2781)
- Ning Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-4594)
- Fangmin Gong
- Yibo Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9607-313X)
- Huachun Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8161-7576)
- Han Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0014-4675)
- Jiani Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-2371)
- Zhenyi Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7087-4035)
- Juan Du
Institutions
- Jishou University (CN)
- Peking University (CN)
- China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CN)
- Hunan Institute of Microbiology (CN)
- Royal Roads University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25459-1
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00