The prevalence of feigning and concealment of Covid-19 infections in an international sample
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4229129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irena Boskovic (0000-0003-1675-1004, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Esteban Puente-López (0000-0001-6367-457X, Universidad de Valladolid), Brechje Dandachi-Fitzgerald (Maastricht University, The Netherlands), Brechje Dandachi‐fitzgerald (0000-0002-8984-8192), Harald Merckelbach (0000-0002-5116-7826, Maastricht University, The Netherlands) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 595-607 |
| Publication date | 2024-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053231226033 |
| PMID | 38282358 |
| OpenAlex | W4391298169 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
We asked 463 participants from 21 countries whether they had feigned and/or concealed having a coronavirus infection during the pandemic period. 384 respondents (83%) reported having experienced a coronavirus infection. They were, on average, younger and reported more chronic health issues than participants who said they had never been infected. 65 (14%) admitted to having feigned the infection. Prevalence doubled (28%) when asked if they knew anyone who had feigned a coronavirus infection. Main motives for feigning were to stay at home and to obtain sick leave. As to having concealed a coronavirus infection, 56 (12%) responded affirmatively, but when asked about others, the prevalence reached 51% ( n = 210). The most common reasons for concealment were to avoid letting others know and to not miss an event. Thus, both feigning and concealing infections can occur on a nontrivial scale, directly affecting prevalence rates in studies that rely on self-reported data collected from social platforms
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| Highly cited | No |