Social Distancing and COVID-19: Factors Associated With Compliance With Social Distancing Norms in Spain.

ABSTRACT: This article describes patterns of compliance with social distancing measures among the Spanish population during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. It identifies several factors associated with higher or lower compliance with recommended measures of social distancing. This research is part of a 67-country study, titled the International COVID-19 study on Social & Moral Psychology, in which we use a Spanish dataset. Participants were residents in Spain aged 18 or above. The sample comprises 1,090 respondents, weighted to be representative of the Spanish population. Frequencies, correlations, bivariate analysis, and six models based on hierarchical multiple regressions were applied. The main finding is that most Spaniards are compliant with established guidelines of so

SUBMITTER: Gualda E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8476756 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature