Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19

In the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most effective way to minimize the COVID risk was maintaining ‘social distancing.’ In places, where vaccinations are still not easily accessible, this is still the most valid preventive measure. This work investigated whether attitude, subjective nor...

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Main Authors: Munshi Muhammad Abdul Kader Jilani, Faroque Ahmed, Mohammad Ali, Moslehuddin Chowdhury Khaled
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123003133
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author Munshi Muhammad Abdul Kader Jilani
Faroque Ahmed
Mohammad Ali
Moslehuddin Chowdhury Khaled
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description In the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most effective way to minimize the COVID risk was maintaining ‘social distancing.’ In places, where vaccinations are still not easily accessible, this is still the most valid preventive measure. This work investigated whether attitude, subjective norm, behavioral control, behavioral intention to social distancing (SD) and actual maintenance of social distancing using the theory of planned behavior framework. The present study applied a deductive reasoning approach to applying the SPSS tool for quantitative techniques. Three hundred thirty-one people participated in a self-administered survey, which was utilized to gather data. The study found significant correlations among attitude to SD, subjective norms, behavioral control of SD, intention to SD and actual social distancing. In logistic regression analysis, behavioral control and intention to social distance profoundly affect the actual use of social distancing except for attitude and subjective norms. Given the data, the TPB model's goodness of fit and accuracy indices based on log-linear ratio, Cox and Snell's and Nagelkerke's R2 is 22.47%, 26.69%, and 35.64%, respectively. The insights generated will help public health policymakers in improving attitudes, subjective norms, and behavioral intentions to enhance social distancing in epidemic crises.
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spelling doaj.art-12b94e3be2b64b658fccf06dba7f90382023-12-28T05:19:36ZengElsevierSocial Sciences and Humanities Open2590-29112023-01-0181100708Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19Munshi Muhammad Abdul Kader Jilani0Faroque Ahmed1Mohammad Ali2Moslehuddin Chowdhury Khaled3Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management (BIGM), University of Dhaka (Affiliated), Bangladesh; Corresponding author.Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management (BIGM), University of Dhaka (Affiliated), BangladeshDepartment of Business Administration in Management Studies, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of General Management and HRM, Chittagong Independent University (CIU), Chittagong, BangladeshIn the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most effective way to minimize the COVID risk was maintaining ‘social distancing.’ In places, where vaccinations are still not easily accessible, this is still the most valid preventive measure. This work investigated whether attitude, subjective norm, behavioral control, behavioral intention to social distancing (SD) and actual maintenance of social distancing using the theory of planned behavior framework. The present study applied a deductive reasoning approach to applying the SPSS tool for quantitative techniques. Three hundred thirty-one people participated in a self-administered survey, which was utilized to gather data. The study found significant correlations among attitude to SD, subjective norms, behavioral control of SD, intention to SD and actual social distancing. In logistic regression analysis, behavioral control and intention to social distance profoundly affect the actual use of social distancing except for attitude and subjective norms. Given the data, the TPB model's goodness of fit and accuracy indices based on log-linear ratio, Cox and Snell's and Nagelkerke's R2 is 22.47%, 26.69%, and 35.64%, respectively. The insights generated will help public health policymakers in improving attitudes, subjective norms, and behavioral intentions to enhance social distancing in epidemic crises.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123003133Social distancingTheory of planned behaviorActual behaviorCOVID-19 outbreak
spellingShingle Munshi Muhammad Abdul Kader Jilani
Faroque Ahmed
Mohammad Ali
Moslehuddin Chowdhury Khaled
Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19
Social Sciences and Humanities Open
Social distancing
Theory of planned behavior
Actual behavior
COVID-19 outbreak
title Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19
title_full Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19
title_fullStr Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19
title_full_unstemmed Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19
title_short Integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid Covid-19
title_sort integration of theory of planned behavior into actual social distancing behavior amid covid 19
topic Social distancing
Theory of planned behavior
Actual behavior
COVID-19 outbreak
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123003133
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