Comparative Optimism about Infection and Recovery From COVID-19; Implications for Adherence with Lockdown Advice - Dr Sasha Scambler and Dr Koula Asimakopoulou, King's College London

Comparative optimism is the belief that negative events are  more likely to happen to others than oneself. Dr Sasha Scambler  and Dr Koula Asimakopoulou from King’s College London and  their colleagues have recently conducted research exploring how  the perceived controllability of events relating to COVID-19 in a  large sample of UK-based participants impacts upon their health  expectations and potential behaviour during the pandemic.