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Observational studyAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2022

The Interplay Between Strictness of Policies and Individuals' Self-Regulatory Efforts: Associations with Handwashing During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Aleksandra Luszczynska, Zofia Szczuka, Charles Abraham, Adriana Baban, Sydney Brooks, Sabrina Cipolletta, Ebrima Danso, Stephan U Dombrowski, Yiqun Gan, Tania Gaspar and 19 more

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Observational study in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04367337 (Health Behavior Change During COVID-19 Pandemic), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04367337 completednot on this map

Health Behavior Change During COVID-19 Pandemic: the Focus on Handwashing

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity of Social Sciences and Humanities, WarsawRan2020 to 2020Enrolled6,079ConditionsHealth BehaviorArmsNo intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Risk Perception towards COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  7. Introduction to the special section: the importance of behavioral medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic response.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors.

Aleksandra LuszczynskaWroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4704-9544
Zofia SzczukaWroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland.
Charles AbrahamSchool of Psychology, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Adriana BabanDepartment of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Sydney BrooksFaculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
Sabrina CipollettaDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Ebrima DansoMedical Research Council Unit-The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Serrekunda, Gambia.
Stephan U DombrowskiFaculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
Yiqun GanSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Tania GasparInstitute of Environmental Health, Medical School, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Margarida Gaspar de MatosInstitute of Environmental Health, Medical School, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Konstadina GrivaLee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Michelle I JongenelisMelbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Jan KellerDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Nina KnollDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Jinjin MaSchool of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Mohammad Adbdul Awal MiahSchool of Medicine, Perdana University-Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Karen MorganSchool of Medicine, Perdana University-Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
William PeraudDepartment of Psychology, INSERM 1219, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Bruno QuintardDepartment of Psychology, INSERM 1219, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
Vishna ShahDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Environmental Health Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Konstantin SchenkelDepartment of Psychology, Applied Social and Health Psychology, University of Zurich  , Zurich, Switzerland.
Urte ScholzDepartment of Psychology, Applied Social and Health Psychology, University of Zurich  , Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0184-5921
Ralf SchwarzerDepartment of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Maria SiwaWroclaw Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wroclaw, Poland.
Diana TautDepartment of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Silvia C M TomainoDepartment of General Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Noa VilchinskyDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.
Hodaya WolfDepartment of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatterns of protective health behaviors, such as handwashing and sanitizing during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be predicted by macro-level variables, such as regulations specified by public health policies. Health behavior patterns may also be predicted by micro-level variables, such as self-regulatory cognitions specified by health behavior models, including the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA). PURPOSE: This study explored whether strictness of containment and health policies was related to handwashing adherence and whether such associations were mediated by HAPA-specified self-regulatory cognitions.

methodsThe study (NCT04367337) was conducted among 1,256 adults from Australia, Canada, China, France, Gambia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, and Switzerland. Self-report data on cross-situational handwashing adherence were collected using an online survey at two time points, 4 weeks apart. Values of the index of strictness of containment and health policies, obtained from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker database, were retrieved twice for each country (1 week prior to individual data collection).

resultsAcross countries and time, levels of handwashing adherence and strictness of policies were high. Path analysis indicated that stricter containment and health policies were indirectly related to lower handwashing adherence via lower self-efficacy and self-monitoring. Less strict policies were indirectly related to higher handwashing adherence via higher self-efficacy and self-monitoring.

conclusionsWhen policies are less strict, exposure to the SARS-CoV-2 virus might be higher, triggering more self-regulation and, consequently, more handwashing adherence. Very strict policies may need to be accompanied by enhanced information dissemination or psychosocial interventions to ensure appropriate levels of self-regulation.

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COVID-19AdultHand DisinfectionHumansPandemicsPolicySARS-CoV-2COVID-19Cross-countryHAPAPandemicPolicies

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PMID34871341
PMCPMC8689736

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