LAUSR

As of August 10, 2022, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Taiwan was 4 801 676, and the total death toll was 9298.1 COVID-19 risk perception refers to an individual’s subjective fear of COVID-19 infection,2 and it is a critical motivator for people to engage in preventive behaviors, particularly the use of masks.3 Organizational safety climate refers to the individual awareness of organizational safety aspects and is a typical moderator.4 This moderator revealed that the managers in a high-safety climate context devoted their time to removing threats to people’s health, including reminding them to take care of their health and vice versa.5 This indicates that people may react differently when it comes to preventing threats in high-safety and low-safety climate contexts, respectively.5 To further contribute to the existing research, this study investigated the potential relationships between COVID-19 risk perception, preventive behaviors, and the organizational safety climate among Taiwanese university students.