Moral, self-interested, and social motivation each predict compliance with social distancing rules
Utilitarianism is an indirect positive predictor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15699709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Cohen (0000-0001-8227-0909, corresponding author), Daniel B Cohen (0000-0001-5760-636X, Charles Sturt University, corresponding author), Lauren L Saling (0000-0003-0722-6232, RMIT University), Eunro Lee (0000-0002-0830-9083, RMIT University), Anabella Zagura (Charles Sturt University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-85 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2050-7283 • E-ISSN: 2050-7283 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s40359-023-01093-7 |
| PMID | 36991517 |
| OpenAlex | W4361284736 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 20 |
These findings have implications not only for the design of social distancing rules but also for efforts to ensure vaccine uptake. Governments need to consider how to harness moral, self-interested, and social motivation to promote compliance, perhaps by co-opting utilitarian reasoning, which positively influences these motivational forces
Compliance (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Distancing · Religiosity · Social distance · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social Psychology
The Grammar of Society
The effectiveness of moral messages on public health behavioral intentions during the Covid-19 pandemic
An economic model of moral motivation
Polarization and public health
Beyond sacrificial harm
Utilitarianism and the pandemic
Short and extra-short forms of the Big Five Inventory–2
Motivating social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |