Determinants of social distancing adherence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Governments and public health authorities across many jurisdictions implemented social (physical) distancing measures to contain the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Adherence to these measures is variable and likely influenced by various factors. This study aimed to 1) identify the individual sociodemographic, COVID-19 and social distancing related, and psychological determinants of social distancing adherence, and 2) explore regional differences in social distancing adherence in the United States (U.S.) and English-speaking Canada based on each region's discrepant response to social distancing restrictions.

Methods

A web-based repeated cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4,942 English-speaking participants from the four most populou

SUBMITTER: Gerretsen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879577 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature