Correlates of Health-Protective Behavior During the Initial Days of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Norway.

ABSTRACT: The coronavirus outbreak manifested in Norway in March 2020. It was met with a combination of mandatory changes (closing of public institutions) and recommended changes (hygiene behavior, physical distancing). It has been emphasized that health-protective behavior such as increased hygiene or physical distancing are able to slow the spread of infections and flatten the curve. Drawing on previous health-psychological studies during the outbreak of various pandemics, we investigated psychological and demographic factors predicting the adoption and engagement in health-protective behavior and changes in such behavior, attitudes, and emotions over time. We recruited a non-representative sample of Norwegians (n = 8676) during a 15-day period (March 12-26 2020) at the beginning of

SUBMITTER: Zickfeld JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7573186 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature