Psychosocial determinants of handwashing and physical distancing behaviour during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Netherlands: a longitudinal analysis

Objectives: Physical distancing and handwashing can be important infection prevention measures during an infectious disease outbreak such as the Covid-19 pandemic. To stimulate these behaviours, knowledge of psychosocial determinants as well as contextual factors is vital. We present longitudinal, within-person analyses of the impact of contextual and psychosocial factors for handwashing and distancing behaviour. Design: We used individual-level data (186,490 participants completing 971,899 surveys) from the Corona Behavioural Unit Covid-19 Cohort, a dynamic cohort study conducted during 26 mo... Mehr ...