Predicting Social Distancing Intention and Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrated Social Cognition Model
Predicting Social Distancing Intention and Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrated Social Cognition Model
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DOI：
10.1093/abm/kaaa073
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发表时间：
2020-10-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Hamilton, Kyra
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作者：
Hagger, Martin S.;Smith, Stephanie R.;Hamilton, Kyra
背景保持社交距离是减少COVID-19感染的关键行为。识别潜在的可改变的社交距离行为的决定因素可能为社交距离行为干预提供必要的证据。目的本研究应用整合社会认知模型来识别在COVID-19大流行背景下社交距离行为的决定因素及其所涉及的过程。方法在前瞻性相关调查研究中，澳大利亚（N = 365）和美国（N = 440）居民的样本完成了在线自我报告的社会认知结构（态度，主观规范，道德规范，预期的遗憾，和感知的行为控制[PBC]），意图，行动计划，习惯，和过去的行为与社会距离行为在初始场合的措施。结果结构方程模型表明，主观规范、道德规范和PBC对两组被试的行为意向有一致的预测作用。意向，行动计划，并在后续的习惯是一致的预测社会距离行为的两个样本。行动计划并没有一致的效果调解或调节的意图-行为关系。列入过去的行为在模型中衰减结构之间的影响，虽然意图和行为的决定因素的影响remained.Conclusions目前的研究结果突出的重要性，主观规范，道德义务，PBC作为社会距离的意图和意图和习惯的行为决定因素的决定因素。未来研究的长期预测的社会距离行为和互惠效应的综合模型是必要的。
Background Social distancing is a key behavior to minimize COVID-19 infections. Identification of potentially modifiable determinants of social distancing behavior may provide essential evidence to inform social distancing behavioral interventions.Purpose The current study applied an integrated social cognition model to identify the determinants of social distancing behavior, and the processes involved, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods In a prospective correlational survey study, samples of Australian (N = 365) and U.S. (N = 440) residents completed online self-report measures of social cognition constructs (attitude, subjective norm, moral norm, anticipated regret, and perceived behavioral control [PBC]), intention, action planning, habit, and past behavior with respect to social distancing behavior at an initial occasion. Follow-up measures of habit and social distancing behavior were taken 1 week later.Results Structural equation models indicated that subjective norm, moral norm, and PBC were consistent predictors of intention in both samples. Intention, action planning, and habit at follow-up were consistent predictors of social distancing behavior in both samples. Action planning did not have consistent effects mediating or moderating the intention-behavior relationship. Inclusion of past behavior in the model attenuated effects among constructs, although the effects of the determinants of intention and behavior remained.Conclusions Current findings highlight the importance of subjective norm, moral obligation, and PBC as determinants of social distancing intention and intention and habit as behavioral determinants. Future research on long-range predictors of social distancing behavior and reciprocal effects in the integrated model is warranted.