Department of Public Healthcare Sciences, Graduate School, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
BK21FOUR R&E Center for Learning Health Systems, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
BMC Public Health. 2022 May 10;22(1):939. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13336-0.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has necessitated that individuals comply with personal quarantine rules in daily life. South Korea is implementing the concept of "distancing in daily life" to raise awareness on personal quarantine measures, which is communicated through various media channels and platforms. The continued rise in COVID-19 cases demands that all individuals strictly adhere to personal quarantine rules. It is worth paying particular attention to the college student group, which has the highest percentage of confirmed cases among all age groups in South Korea. This group understands and practices "distancing in daily life" but with drastic variations among individuals. Previous studies have reported that the level of adherence to social norms is different according to each ego stated, and media exposure level is reported as a major influencing factor. Therefore, this study examined the media exposure level to COVID-19 prevention rules and its effect on the observance of distancing in daily life; it also verified the moderating effect of ego-gram on the relationship between media exposure level and distancing in daily life.
The participants comprised Korean university students (men = 143, women = 188, N = 331) aged 18-30 years, who were recruited through an online survey. The survey was conducted over 20 days from January 27 to February 15, 2021. Data were analyzed using SAS (version 9.4) to calculate hierarchical regression.
First, media exposure level and distancing in daily life among Korean university students was above average. Second, media exposure level (β = .161, P < .01) was identified as the most influential factor for distancing in daily life. Third, ego-grams had a moderating effect (β = .136, P < .05) on the relationship between media exposure levels and distancing in daily life.
This study examined the policy implications related to the development of diverse quarantine-related programs while considering influential factors and differences in how individuals' compliance with quarantine rules were presented. Considering the situation in which new infectious diseases such as COVID-19 occur every 4-5 years, this study serves as a preparation for future pandemics and is an important framework to enhance the level of personal quarantine.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）要求个人在日常生活中遵守个人检疫规则。韩国正在实施“日常生活中的距离”概念，以提高对个人检疫措施的认识，这是通过各种媒体渠道和平台进行沟通的。COVID-19 病例的持续增加要求所有个人严格遵守个人检疫规则。值得特别关注的是大学生群体，他们在韩国所有年龄段中确诊病例比例最高。该群体理解并实践“日常生活中的距离”，但个人之间存在较大差异。先前的研究报告称，遵守社会规范的程度因每个自我陈述而有所不同，媒体曝光水平被报告为主要影响因素。因此，本研究检查了对 COVID-19 预防规则的媒体曝光水平及其对遵守日常生活中的距离的影响；还验证了自我图对媒体曝光水平与日常生活中距离之间关系的调节作用。
参与者包括年龄在 18-30 岁之间的韩国大学生（男性 143 人，女性 188 人，N=331），通过在线调查招募。调查于 2021 年 1 月 27 日至 2 月 15 日期间进行了 20 天。使用 SAS（版本 9.4）进行数据分析，以计算分层回归。
首先，韩国大学生的媒体曝光水平和日常生活中的距离均处于中等偏上水平。其次，媒体曝光水平（β=.161，P<.01）是影响日常生活中距离的最主要因素。第三，自我图对媒体曝光水平与日常生活中距离之间的关系具有调节作用（β=.136，P<.05）。
本研究考虑到影响因素和个人遵守检疫规则的表现差异，探讨了制定各种检疫相关计划的政策意义。考虑到 COVID-19 等新传染病每 4-5 年发生一次的情况，本研究为未来的大流行做好了准备，是增强个人检疫水平的重要框架。
