Coronavirus fear of contagion and compliance with social distancing measures: evidence for a sample of a Spanish university community.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social distancing measures have been one of the core pillars of the strategy against COVID-19 in all the countries. This study aims at understanding what motivates behaviours and compliance with social distancing measures among students and workers from a Spanish public university.

Methods

We carry out two logistics models considering two different dependent variables: not maintaining social relation with non-cohabiting people and not to leave home except for emergencies (n = 507, sample is formed by students and workers from the University of Cantabria in the North of Spain).

Results

Being very concerned about getting ill suggests higher risk of not maintaining social relation with non-cohabiting people. Getting older increase the probability of not

SUBMITTER: Cantarero Prieto D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9985414 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature