Abstract
This theoretical analysis seeks to contribute to three objectives within the context of the proposed Frontiers Research Topic: (1) delimit two levels of analysis in the present pandemic situation: medicine-epidemiology and behavioral psychology, still under-addressed. While medicine has its essential role on the biological side, psychology has a comparable role on the behavioral side. (2) Analyze the importance of behavioral-educational factors in the pandemic situation, using a precise theoretical model from educational psychology for this analysis. (3) Propose preventive, psychoeducational intervention strategies based on the previous analyses.
Highlights
When the COVID-19 pandemic appeared in early 2020, every effort was made in the scientific and professional world to understand its impact, know how the virus functions, and develop strategies for prevention and eradication (Brooks et al, 2020; Chacón-Fuertes et al, 2020; Leung et al, 2020)
An enormous amount of basic and applied research has been dedicated to this purpose (Alessandri et al, 2020; Castelnuovo et al, 2020; WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2020)
Incomplete information of the phenomenon, with a conceptual structure that is inconsistent in some aspects: explanatory and functional models, maps of COVID-19 spread, hygiene measures, use of masks, current legislation, etc
Summary
When the COVID-19 pandemic appeared in early 2020, every effort was made in the scientific and professional world to understand its impact, know how the virus functions, and develop strategies for prevention and eradication (Brooks et al, 2020; Chacón-Fuertes et al, 2020; Leung et al, 2020). The characteristic competency model of educational psychology (Gagne et al, 1988; Gagne, 1997; de la Fuente, 2015) has established that a person is competent when three levels of behavior have been incorporated: KNOWING (behavioral knowledge and principles) + KNOW-HOW (behavioral skills and meta-skills) + MINDSET (behavioral attitudes, values and habits; Westera, 2001): Knowing: In the case that concerns us, this means having adequate information (causes, consequences, effects, mechanisms of transmission, types of masks, activities allowed, and harmful practices), as well as adequate training (personal principles of prevention, health and co-responsibility in view of the pandemic).
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