Perceived Benefits of Social Distancing

Name: Perceived Benefits of Social Distancing
Creator: Hita, M. L. R., Grégoire, Y., Lussier, B., Boissonneault, S., Vandenberghe, C., & Sénécal, S.
Published: 2023
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Perceived Effectiveness of Social Distancing for Reducing Illness Risk

4 items 2023 α 0.88 to 0.95 across six waves Free Hita, M. L. R., Grégoire, Y., Lussier, B., Boissonneault, S., Vandenberghe, C., & Sénécal, S.

What it measures

This scale measures how much a person believes that practicing social distancing will lower their and others' chances of contracting a contagious illness. Hita et al. (2023) tracked it across a six-month, six-wave longitudinal study of COVID-19 attitudes and behaviors in Canada.

Representative items

Practicing social distancing will prevent me from getting ___.
I have a lot to gain by practicing social distancing.

Citation

Hita, Marie Louise Radanielina, Yany Grégoire, Bruno Lussier, Simon Boissonneault, Christian Vandenberghe, and Sylvain Sénécal (2023), "An Extended Health Belief Model for COVID-19: Understanding the Media-based Processes Leading to Social Distancing and Panic Buying," Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 51 (1), 132-152.

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