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COVID-19 and social distancing: a cross-cultural study of interpersonal distance preferences and touch behaviors before and during the pandemic

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dc.contributor.authorCroy, Ilona
dc.contributor.authorHeller, Carina
dc.contributor.authorAkello, Grace
dc.contributor.authorAnjum, Afifa
dc.contributor.authorAtama, Chiemezie
dc.contributor.authorAvsec, Andreja
dc.contributor.authorBizumic, Boris
dc.contributor.authorBorges Rodrigues, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorBoussena, Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorButovskaya, Marina
dc.contributor.authorCan, Seda
dc.contributor.authorCetinkaya, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorContreras-Garduño, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Lopes, Rui
dc.contributor.authorCzub, Marcin
dc.contributor.authorDemuthova, Slavka
dc.contributor.authorDronova, Daria
dc.contributor.authorDural, Seda
dc.contributor.authorEya, Oliver Ifeanyi
dc.contributor.authorFatma, Mokadem
dc.contributor.authorFrackowiak, Tomasz
dc.contributor.authorGuemaz, Farida
dc.contributor.authorHromatko, Ivana
dc.contributor.authorKafetsios, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.authorKavčič, Tina
dc.contributor.authorKhilji, Imran
dc.contributor.authorKruk, Magdalena
dc.contributor.authorLazăr, Cătălin
dc.contributor.authorLindholm, Torun
dc.contributor.authorLondero-Santos, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorMonaghan, Conal
dc.contributor.authorShahid, Anam
dc.contributor.authorMusil, Bojan
dc.contributor.authorNatividade, Jean Carlos
dc.contributor.authorOberzaucher, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorOleszkiewicz, Anna
dc.contributor.authorOnyishi, Ike E.
dc.contributor.authorOnyishi, Charity
dc.contributor.authorPagani, Ariela F.
dc.contributor.authorParise, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorPisanski, Katarzyna
dc.contributor.authorPlohl, Nejc
dc.contributor.authorPopa, Camelia
dc.contributor.authorProkop, Pavol
dc.contributor.authorRizwan, Muhammad
dc.contributor.authorSainz, Mario
dc.contributor.authorSargautytė, Rūta
dc.contributor.authorSharad, Shivantika
dc.contributor.authorValentova, Jaroslava
dc.contributor.authorVarella, Marco
dc.contributor.authorYakhlef, Belkacem
dc.contributor.authorYoo, Gyesook
dc.contributor.authorZager Kocjan, Gaja
dc.contributor.authorZupančič, Maja
dc.contributor.authorSorokowska, Agnieszka
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-25T14:38:09Z
dc.date.available2024-06-25T14:38:09Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe 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.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationCroy, I., Heller, C., Akello, G., Lopes, R. C. et al. (2024). COVID-19 and social distancing: a cross-cultural study of interpersonal distance preferences and touch behaviors before and during the pandemic. Cross-cultural research, Vol. 58(1), pp. 41-69.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/10693971231174935pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1069-3971
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/65131
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSagept_PT
dc.relationScientific Excellence Incubator Being Human Lab, University of Wroclawpt_PT
dc.relationP5-0110pt_PT
dc.relationP5-0062pt_PT
dc.subjectNonverbal communicationpt_PT
dc.subjectInterpersonal distance preferencespt_PT
dc.subjectInterpersonal touch behaviorspt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicpt_PT
dc.subjectCross-cultural psychologypt_PT
dc.titleCOVID-19 and social distancing: a cross-cultural study of interpersonal distance preferences and touch behaviors before and during the pandemicpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage69pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage41pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleCross-Cultural Researchpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume58pt_PT
person.familyNameCosta-Lopes
person.givenNameRui
person.identifier.ciencia-idC219-9FA7-8002
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1509-6397
person.identifier.ridM-6050-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id25929095800
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