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“Not me!”: Optimistic bias and college students’ perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, and self-efficacy in following COVID-19 preventive guidelines

Terry L. Rentnera School of Media and Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Saud A. Alsulaimanb Mass Communication Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2164-4396View further author information
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Pages 1428-1437 | Received 15 Feb 2021, Accepted 06 May 2022, Published online: 27 May 2022

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