Psychosocial Determinants of Hand Hygiene, Facemask Wearing, and Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Liang, Wei; Duan, Yanping; Li, Feifei; Rhodes, Ryan E.; Wang, Xiang; Peiris, Dehiwala Liyanage Ishanka Harshani Kusum; Zhou, Lin; Shang, Borui; Yang, Yide; Baker, Julien S.; Jiao, Jiao; Han, Wei

doi:10.1093/abm/kaac049

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“…However, in this study, three behaviours (face mask use, hand washing and avoiding contact with elderly people) had no association with both predictors in all examined models. The recent meta-analysis [18] supports findings for use of face masks and hand washing, reporting that there is no association of both perceived severity and susceptibility with those behaviours. Moreover, as in the current research, social distancing was significantly associated with perceived severity, but not susceptibility.…”

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confidence: 62%

COVID-19 in person's social network: Unravelling the Impact on Youth Motivations and Protective Behaviours during the Initial Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Anson¹,

Eritsyan²

2022

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In the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic young people were believed to be less vulnerable to the disease. The study aimed to explore what motivated youth to comply with recommended preventive behaviour while being in a relatively safe position. Utilising self-reported data from 1,265 students in the beginning of the pandemic we applied structural equation modelling to explore the role of different motivation types (self-interested, prosocial and controlled) in predicting the adherence to a wide range of protective behaviours. We have also explored how the awareness of COVID cases in personal network was associated with perceived risks, motivation and behavioural response to pandemic. Overall among all types of motivation the prosocial one (to protect significant others or to stop spreading disease) better explains all types of protective behaviours. In line with this finding perceived personal risks were less associated with the protective behaviour than motivation variables. Controlled motivation (to comply with external requirements) for the young group was the least significant in predicting behaviour. The independent factor which affects both perceived risks, motivation to comply and preventive behaviour is the presence of the known COVID-19 cases in people’s social network. However, while awareness about severe outcomes positively affects those outcomes, awareness about the mild cases in contrast could decrease the perceived threat of disease and motivation. Our findings highlight that prosocial motivation might be a promising way to engage young people in preventive behaviour as well as the importance for cautiously presenting narrative information about disease outcomes for this audience.

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COVID-19 in person's social network: Unravelling the Impact on Youth Motivations and Protective Behaviours during the Initial Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Anson¹,

Eritsyan²

2022

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“…According to Liang et al [63], even after vaccination, preventive behaviors against COVID-19 are important because there is no guarantee of full protection from COVID-19 [61,64]. However, it is not known whether preventive behaviors depend on completing vaccination [61][62][63]. This study's contribution is to explore the correlation between vaccination and preventive behaviors by comparing before and after vaccination using individual-level panel data.…”

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“…Many research papers have investigated preventive behaviors against COVID-19. However, most of the studies are based on cross-section data rather than panel data [61,62]. Hence, these studies suffered omitted variable biases and did not explore causality between dependent variables and preventive behaviors.…”

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Association between the COVID-19 Vaccine and Preventive Behaviors: Panel Data Analysis from Japan

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine is key to reducing the probability of contracting COVID-19. The vaccine is generally known to prevent severe illness, death, and hospitalization as a result of the disease and for considerably reduce COVID-19 infection risk. Accordingly, this might significantly change an individual’s perceived risk of altering everyday behaviors. For instance, the proliferation of vaccination is anticipated to reduce preventive behaviors such as staying at home, handwashing, and wearing a mask. We corresponded with the same individuals monthly for 18 months from March 2020 (early stage of COVID-19) to September 2021 in Japan to independently construct large sample panel data (N = 54,007), with a participation rate of 54.7%. We used a fixed effects model, controlling for key confounders, to determine whether vaccination was associated with a change in preventive behaviors. The major findings are as follows. Contrary to the prediction, (1) based on the whole sample, being vaccinated against COVID-19 led people to stay at home; however, it did not change the habit of handwashing and wearing a mask. Especially after the second shot, respondents were likelier to stay at home by 0.107 (95% CIs: 0.059–0.154) points on a 5-point scale compared to before the vaccination. Dividing the entire sample into young and old, (2) those aged ≤ 40 years were more likely to go out after being vaccinated, and (3) people over 40 years of age were more likely to stay at home (similar to the first result). Preventive behaviors impact all individuals during the current pandemic. Informal social norms motivate people to increase or maintain preventive behaviors even after being vaccinated in societies where these behaviors are not enforced.

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“…Hence, these studies suffered omitted variables biases and did not explore causality between dependent variables and preventive behaviors. According to Liang et al [56], even after vaccination, preventive behaviors against COVID-19 is important because there is no guarantee of full protection from COVID-19 [54,57]. However, it is not unknown whether preventive behaviors depend on completing vaccination.…”

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“…However, it is not unknown whether preventive behaviors depend on completing vaccination. [54][55][56]58] Contribution of this study is to explore correlation between vaccination and preventive behaviors by comparing before and after the vaccination using the individual level panel data.…”

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Association Between the COVID-19 Vaccine and Preventive Behaviors: Panel Data Analysis From Japan

Yamamura¹,

Kosaka²,

TSUTUI³

et al. 2023

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is key to reducing the probability of contracting COVID-19. The vaccine is generally known to prevent severe illness, death, and hospitalization as a result of the disease and for considerably reducing COVID-19 infection risk. Accordingly, this might significantly change an individual’s perceived risk of altering everyday behaviors. For instance, the proliferation of vaccination is anticipated to reduce preventive behaviors such as staying at home, handwashing, and wearing a mask. We corresponded with the same individuals monthly for 18 months from March 2020 (early stage of COVID-19) to September 2021 in Japan to independently construct large sample panel data (N=54,007), with a participation rate of 54.7 %. We used a fixed effects model, controlling for key confounders, to determine whether vaccination was associated with a change in preventive behaviors. The major findings are as follows. Contrary to the prediction, (1) based on the whole sample, being vaccinated against COVID-19 led people to stay at home; however, it did not change the habit of handwashing and wearing a mask. Especially after the second shot, respondents were likelier to stay at home by 0.107 (95% CIs: 0.059–0.154) points on a 5-point scale compared to before the vaccination. Dividing the entire sample into young and old, (2) those aged ≤ 40 years were more likely to go out after being vaccinated, and (3) people over 40 years of age were more likely to stay at home (similar to the first result). Preventive behaviors impact all individuals during the current pandemic. Informal social norms motivate people to increase or maintain preventive behaviors even after being vaccinated in societies where these behaviors are not enforced.

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Psychosocial Determinants of Hand Hygiene, Facemask Wearing, and Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Cited by 25 publications

References 81 publications

COVID-19 in person's social network: Unravelling the Impact on Youth Motivations and Protective Behaviours during the Initial Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 in person's social network: Unravelling the Impact on Youth Motivations and Protective Behaviours during the Initial Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Association between the COVID-19 Vaccine and Preventive Behaviors: Panel Data Analysis from Japan

Association Between the COVID-19 Vaccine and Preventive Behaviors: Panel Data Analysis From Japan

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