An unintended consequence of social distance regulations: COVID‐19 social distancing promotes the desire for money

Lee, Chun‐Chia; Chen, Yen‐Jung; Wu, Pai-Lu; Chiou, Wen‐Bin

doi:10.1111/bjop.12497

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“…Interventions that are community-led are more likely to increase public support for and adoption of social distancing. Notably, ways to maintain social connexion should be considered when promoting social distancing, because distancing behaviours during the pandemic have led to a decline in social connexions that are linked to poor mental health and increased desire for material wealth ( 64 ).…”

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Determinants of Social Distancing Among South Africans From 12 Days Into the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Sectional Study

Sewpaul

Mabaso

Dukhi

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Introduction: Social or physical distancing has been an effective measure for reducing the spread of COVID-19 infections. Investigating the determinants of adherence to social distancing can inform public health strategies to improve the behaviour. However, there is a lack of data in various populations. This study investigates the degree to which South Africans complied with social distancing during the country's COVID-19 lockdown and identifies the determinants associated with being in close contact with large numbers of people.Materials and Methods: Data was collected from a South African national online survey on a data free platform, supplemented with telephone interviews. The survey was conducted from 8 to 29 April 2020. The primary outcome was the number of people that participants came into close contact with (within a 2-metre distance) the last time they were outside their home during the COVID-19 lockdown. Multivariate multinomial regression investigated the socio-demographic, psychosocial and household environmental determinants associated with being in contact with 1–10, 11–50 and more than 50 people.Results: Of the 17,563 adult participants, 20.3% reported having not left home, 50.6% were in close physical distance with 1–10 people, 21.1% with 11–50 people, and 8.0% with >50 people. Larger household size and incorrect knowledge about the importance of social distancing were associated with being in contact with >50 people. Male gender, younger age and being in the White and Coloured population groups were significantly associated with being in contact with 1–10 people but not with larger numbers of people. Employment, at least secondary school education, lack of self-efficacy in being able to protect oneself from infection, and moderate or high risk perception of becoming infected, were all associated with increased odds of close contact with 1–10, 11–50, and >50 people relative to remaining at home.Conclusion: The findings identify subgroups of individuals that are less likely to comply with social distancing regulations. Public health communication, interventions and policy can be tailored to address these determinants of social distancing.

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Determinants of Social Distancing Among South Africans From 12 Days Into the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Sectional Study

Sewpaul

Mabaso

Dukhi

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…Even though this encourages people to assemble, certain circumstances are expected to cause people to avoid others (Shiota et al, 2021). When individuals view others as a risk factor, they may feel compelled to maintain a social distance (Lee et al, 2021). Puzakova & Kwak (2017) discovered that consumer preference for products declined when they felt socially crowded (Puzakova & Kwak, 2017).…”

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Do Tourists Feel Fear of Travelling during the Post Covid-19? Analysis of Cautious Travel, SOP and Coping Problem Mechanisms in Malaysia

Yushairi¹,

Rahmat²,

Isa³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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Understanding people's travel fear of the pandemic is essential to helping the tourism business recover after the outbreak. Although a pandemic may cause psychological distress in visitors, little research has been conducted on cautious travel responses, travel fear, and compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP) in the aftermath of a pandemic. Since the first instances of Covid-19 transmission, international travel restrictions have been implemented to reduce the risk of infection. Since the outbreak spread through person-toperson contact, it has resulted in travel and mobility restrictions, community lockdowns, and people staying at home, devastatingly affecting tourism and hospitality. This study investigated the possibility of cautious travel and travel fear concerning an individual's travelrelated pressure when taking precautions such as following standard operating procedures (SOP) and avoiding crowds. The study utilised an online Google form questionnaire to conduct a public survey. The URL link was distributed across multiple social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Telegram groups, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, to reach a more geographically diverse audience. Respondents were chosen from those who answered "yes," i.e., those who travel interstate after October 2021, when restrictions on interstate travel were permitted. The results indicated that cautious travel positively correlates with destination crowd avoidance and SOP adherence. However, most participants did not fear travelling during the post-Covid-19. As demonstrated by the results, visitors' propensity to travel cautiously while adhering to SOPs is substantial. Traveling with caution has shown that following SOPs can reduce the risk of infection. Future studies should investigate the government's knowledge of proper planning in the tourism business. In addition, the variable for quality of psychological support must be considered so that tourists can comprehend what they are experiencing and learn how to manage their travel fear. Additionally, there should be health services available for vacationers so that they are more aware of the activities they are participating in while on vacation.

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“…Identical gender proportions between the two study conditions allowed us to control gender differences in pain perception. Following Bargh, Gollwitzer, Lee‐Chai, Barndollar, and Troetschel ( 2001 ), we employed a Chinese glossary‐search task to prime for COVID‐19 social distancing (Lee, Chen, Wu, & Chiou, 2021 ). Participants were instructed to search for seven target terms embedded in a 9 × 9 array of Chinese characters.…”

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“…They were further told that the filler task was administrated to ensure that they had returned to the baseline level before the actual pain sensitivity task began. The emotional‐event recollection technique (Chao, Chen, & Chiou, 2011 ; Leith & Baumeister, 1996 ) was employed to prime social distancing experiences (e.g., Chang, Wu, & Chiou, 2021 ; Lee et al., 2021 ). Participants under the social distancing condition were instructed to recall a salient and impressive event that made them feel physically distanced caused by the government’s social distance regulations around COVID‐19.…”

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Reminders of COVID‐19 social distancing can intensify physical pain

Lee

Chiou

2021

British J Social Psychol

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Social distance regulations have been widely implemented to control the global COVID‐19 pandemic. Individuals have thus been experiencing social pain through social distance regulations. Prior research has shown that social and physical pains share a common neural alarm system. Hence, COVID‐19 social distancing should enhance sensitivity to physical pain. Two laboratory studies were conducted to test the spillover effect of COVID‐19 social distancing on physical pain. The findings supported our hypothesis by showing that participants who were reminded of COVID‐19 social distancing reported a higher level of pain perception in response to immersion in hot water (Experiment 1, N = 102) and expressed a lower pain threshold measured by a pressure algometer than did those of controls (Experiment 2, N = 140). This may be the first experimental evidence demonstrating that people primed with COVID‐19 social distancing have increased sensitivity to physical pain. Our findings suggest that people might be more likely to experience physical pain under the impact of COVID‐19 social distancing. The association between a heightened sense of social disconnection in a global pandemic and increased sensitivity to physical pain should receive more attention.

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An unintended consequence of social distance regulations: COVID‐19 social distancing promotes the desire for money

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

Determinants of Social Distancing Among South Africans From 12 Days Into the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Sectional Study

Determinants of Social Distancing Among South Africans From 12 Days Into the COVID-19 Lockdown: A Cross Sectional Study

Do Tourists Feel Fear of Travelling during the Post Covid-19? Analysis of Cautious Travel, SOP and Coping Problem Mechanisms in Malaysia

Reminders of COVID‐19 social distancing can intensify physical pain

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