Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, UK.
School of Psychology, University of Leeds, UK.
Br J Health Psychol. 2020 Nov;25(4):1006-1019. doi: 10.1111/bjhp.12474. Epub 2020 Oct 2.
To examine associations between demographics, people's beliefs, and compliance with behaviours recommended by the UK government to prevent the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
A two-wave online survey conducted one week apart during the national lockdown (April, 2020).
A sample of 477 UK residents completed baseline measures from the reasoned action approach (experiential attitudes, instrumental attitudes, injunctive norms, descriptive norms, capacity, autonomy, and intention) and perceived susceptibility for each of the following recommended behaviours: limiting leaving home, keeping at least 2 m away from other people when outside and when inside shops, not visiting or meeting friends or other family members, and washing hands when returning home. Self-reported compliance with each of the recommended behaviours was assessed one week later.
Rates of full compliance with the recommended behaviours ranged from 31% (keeping at least 2 m away from other people when inside shops) to 68% (not visiting or meeting friends or other family members). Capacity was a significant predictor of compliance with each of the five recommended behaviours. Increasing age and intentions were also predictive of compliance with three of the behaviours.
Interventions to increase compliance with the recommended behaviours to prevent the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, especially those relating to social distancing, need to bolster people's intentions and perceptions of capacity. This may be achieved through media-based information campaigns as well as environmental changes to make compliance with such measures easier. Such interventions should particularly target younger adults.
探讨人口统计学因素、人们的信念与遵守英国政府推荐的预防 COVID-19 传播的 SARS-CoV-2 病毒行为之间的关联。
在全国封锁期间（2020 年 4 月），相隔一周进行了两次在线调查。
英国的 477 名居民完成了基于理性行为方法的基线测量（体验态度、工具性态度、规范性规范、描述性规范、能力、自主性和意图），以及对以下推荐行为的感知易感性：限制离家、外出时与他人保持至少 2 米的距离，在店内时保持至少 2 米的距离，不探访或会见朋友或其他家庭成员，以及回家后洗手。一周后，自我报告了对每个推荐行为的遵守情况。
完全遵守推荐行为的比例从 31%（在店内保持至少 2 米的距离）到 68%（不探访或会见朋友或其他家庭成员）不等。能力是遵守五个推荐行为的重要预测指标。年龄的增加和意图也是遵守三个行为的预测因素。
为了提高遵守预防 SARS-CoV-2 病毒传播的推荐行为的比率，特别是那些与保持社交距离相关的行为，需要增强人们的意图和对能力的感知。这可以通过媒体信息宣传和改变环境来实现，以方便遵守这些措施。这些干预措施应特别针对年轻成年人。
