| Title: | COVID-19 and social distancing : ǂa ǂcross-cultural study of interpersonal distance preferences and touch behaviors before and during the pandemic |
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| Authors: | ID Croy, Ilona (Author)
ID Avsec, Andreja (Author)
ID Kavčič, Tina (Author)
ID Musil, Bojan (Author)
ID Plohl, Nejc (Author)
ID Zager Kocjan, Gaja (Author)
ID Zupančič, Maja (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10693971231174935
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the introduction of unprecedented safety measures, one of them being physical distancing recommendations. Here, we assessed whether the pandemic has led to long-term effects on two important physical distancing aspects, namely interpersonal distance preferences and interpersonal touch behaviors. We analyzed nearly 14,000 individual cases from two large, cross-cultural surveys – the first conducted 2 years prior to the pandemic and the second during a relatively stable period of a decreased infection rate in May-June 2021. Preferred interpersonal distances increased by 54% globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. This increase was observable across all types of relationships, all countries, and was more pronounced in individuals with higher self-reported vulnerability to diseases. Unexpectedly, participants reported a higher incidence of interpersonal touch behaviors during than before the pandemic. We discuss our results in the context of prosocial and self-protection motivations that potentially promote different social behaviors. |
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| Keywords: | neverbalna komunikacija, preference glede medosebne razdalje, medosebni dotiki, pandemija, kovid, COVID-19, fizična distanca, medkulturna psihologija, coronavirus, nonverbal communication, interpersonal distance preferences, interpersonal touch behaviour, cross-cultural psychology, physical distancing |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 41-69 |
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| Numbering: | ǂVol. ǂ58, ǂiss. ǂ1 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-88787  |
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| UDC: | 159.922.4:616-036.22 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1069-3971 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 173478403 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/10693971231174935 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 02.08.2024 |
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| Views: | 233 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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