Motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic: An online experiment

Pete Lunn, Shane Timmons, Cameron A. Belton, Martina Barjaková, Hannah Julienne and Ciarán Lavin

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 265, issue C

Abstract: Maintaining social distance during the COVID-19 pandemic can save lives. We therefore set out to test communication strategies to promote social distancing.

Keywords: Covid-19; Social distancing; Behavioral science; Identifiable victim; Psychology; Behavioral public policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113478

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