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| Originalsprache | Englisch |
|---|---|
| Aufsatznummer | e0249914 |
| Seitenumfang | 10 |
| Fachzeitschrift | PLOS ONE |
| Jahrgang | 16 |
| Ausgabenummer | 4 |
| Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 21 Apr. 2021 |
Abstract
Studies of citizens’ compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures routinely rely on survey data. While such data are essential, public health restrictions provide clear signals of what is socially desirable in this context, creating a potential source of response bias in self-reported measures of compliance. In this research, we examine whether the results of a guilt-free strategy recently proposed to lessen this constraint are generalizable across twelve countries, and whether the treatment effect varies across subgroups. Our findings show that the guilt-free strategy is a useful tool in every country included, increasing respondents’ proclivity to report non-compliance by 9 to 16 percentage points. This effect holds for different subgroups based on gender, age and education. We conclude that the inclusion of this strategy should be the new standard for survey research that aims to provide crucial data on the current pandemic.
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in: PLOS ONE, Jahrgang 16, Nr. 4, e0249914, 21.04.2021.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A guilt-free strategy increases self-reported non-compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures
T2 - Experimental evidence from 12 countries
AU - Daoust, Jean François
AU - Bélanger, Éric
AU - Dassonneville, Ruth
AU - Lachapelle, Erick
AU - Nadeau, Richard
AU - Becher, Michael
AU - Brouard, Sylvain
AU - Hönnige, Christoph
AU - Stegmueller, Daniel
AU - Foucault, Martial
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright: © 2021 Daoust et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2021/4/21
Y1 - 2021/4/21
N2 - Studies of citizens’ compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures routinely rely on survey data. While such data are essential, public health restrictions provide clear signals of what is socially desirable in this context, creating a potential source of response bias in self-reported measures of compliance. In this research, we examine whether the results of a guilt-free strategy recently proposed to lessen this constraint are generalizable across twelve countries, and whether the treatment effect varies across subgroups. Our findings show that the guilt-free strategy is a useful tool in every country included, increasing respondents’ proclivity to report non-compliance by 9 to 16 percentage points. This effect holds for different subgroups based on gender, age and education. We conclude that the inclusion of this strategy should be the new standard for survey research that aims to provide crucial data on the current pandemic.
AB - Studies of citizens’ compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures routinely rely on survey data. While such data are essential, public health restrictions provide clear signals of what is socially desirable in this context, creating a potential source of response bias in self-reported measures of compliance. In this research, we examine whether the results of a guilt-free strategy recently proposed to lessen this constraint are generalizable across twelve countries, and whether the treatment effect varies across subgroups. Our findings show that the guilt-free strategy is a useful tool in every country included, increasing respondents’ proclivity to report non-compliance by 9 to 16 percentage points. This effect holds for different subgroups based on gender, age and education. We conclude that the inclusion of this strategy should be the new standard for survey research that aims to provide crucial data on the current pandemic.
KW - Public and occupational health
KW - Pandemics
KW - Surveys
KW - COVID 19
KW - Canada
KW - Social distancing
KW - Decision making
KW - Survey research
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0249914
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0249914
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VL - 16
JO - PLOS ONE
JF - PLOS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
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