The school education, ritual customs, and reciprocity associated with self-regulating hand hygiene practices during COVID-19 in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of social ties, other-regarding preferences, and cultural traits in boosting community resilience and minimizing citizens' vulnerability to crises such as COVID-19 is increasingly being recognized. However, little is presently known about the possible routes through which such personal preferences and cultural norms pertinent to social behaviors are formulated. Thus, in this paper, factors that can be potentially associated with individuals to self-regulate strict hand hygiene practices before the pandemic, during the state of emergency, and after the state of emergency was lifted in Japan are investigated. Focus is given to the handwashing education in primary school, a cultural practice originating from the old Shinto tradition, and individuals' reciprocal inc

SUBMITTER: Lee SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436733 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature