The interplay between strictness of policies and individuals' self-regulatory efforts: associations with handwashing during the Covid-19 pandemic

• Main Authors: Luszczynska, Aleksandra, Szczuka, Zofia, Abraham, Charles, Baban, Adriana, Brooks, Sydney, Cipolletta, Sabrina, Danso, Ebrima, Dombrowski, Stephan U., Gan, Yiqun, Gaspar, Tania, de Matos, Margarida Gaspar, Griva, Konstadina, Jongenelis, Michelle I., Keller, Jan, Knoll, Nina, Ma, Jinjin, Mohammad Adbdul Awal Miah, Morgan, Karen, Peraud, William, Quintard, Bruno, Shah, Vishna, Schenkel, Konstantin, Scholz, Urte, Schwarzer, Ralf, Siwa, Maria, Taut, Diana, Tomaino, Silvia C. M., Vilchinsky, Noa, Wolf, Hodaya
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; COVID-19; HAPA
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162697
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Patterns of protective health behaviors, such as handwashing and sanitizing during the COVID19 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 se...