Habit formation of preventive behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study of physical distancing and hand washing

• Main Authors: Chao Zhang (Author), Marieke A. Adriaanse (Author), Renske Potgieter (Author), Lars Tummers (Author), John de Wit (Author), Jan Broersen (Author), Marijn de Bruin (Author), Henk Aarts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing and hand washing have been used as effective means to reduce virus transmission in the Netherlands. However, these measures pose a societal challenge as they require people to change their customary behaviours in va...