Study on awareness of Covid‐19 and compliance with social distancing during Covid‐19 pandemic in Indonesia

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ID11042508
AuthorsHamid Mukhlis (0000-0003-1022-1678, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Business Aisyah University of Pringsewu Pringsewu Lampung Indonesia, corresponding author), Tria Widyastuti (0000-0003-4367-9239, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education State University of Yogyakarta Yogyakarta Indonesia), Rully Afrita Harlianty (0000-0002-0268-9329, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Business Aisyah University of Pringsewu Pringsewu Lampung Indonesia), Susi Susanti (Department of Psychology Hasanuddin University Kota Makassar South Sulawesi Indonesia), Desi Kumalasari (0000-0003-3391-3087, Department of Midwifery Aisyah University of Pringsewu Pringsewu Lampung Indonesia)
Year2022
Volume50
Issue3
Pages1564-1578
Publication date2022-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.22735
PMID34716601
OpenAlexW3161866343
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited28

Public compliance with social distancing policy is necessary to slow down the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). One of the factors that contribute to compliance with social distancing policy is awareness of COVID‐19. This study aimed to examine the relationship between awareness of COVID‐19 and compliance with social distancing policy. The study used an online survey through Google Form to 404 respondents aged 18–63 years. The data were collected by using awareness on the COVID‐19 scale and compliance with the social distancing scale. The data were analyzed using the Spearman correlation and Kruskal–Wallis, followed by Mann–Whitney U with Bonferroni correction. The awareness of COVID‐19 was significantly and positively associated with compliance with social distancing order. Based on demographic variables found that the awareness was significantly higher in postgraduates. The awareness of COVID‐19 was also significantly higher in working participants. The compliance with social distancing order was found higher in women. The study's primary result is that the awareness of COVID‐19 positively correlates with public compliance on social distancing order. In particular, there is a need to provide means and interventions to raise public awareness of this challenging situation

Compliance (psychology) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Disease · Distancing · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Social distance · Social isolation · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · COVID-19 Prevention and Impact · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology

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