This study aims at investigating handwashing behavior during COVID-19 pandemic. It was hypothesized that social-cognitive and emotional predictors as well as COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates within the country would be associated with handwashing behavior in the general population of adults in 14 countries.
This observational study aims at testing the adherence to handwashing guidelines (the World
Health Organization, WHO, 2020) at two measurement points, spanning 1 month. Adults from the
general population in 14 countries (Poland, Australia, Canada, China, France, Gambia,
Germany, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Switzerland) will provide
self-report data on handwashing behavior and its social-cognitive predictors (perceived
effectiveness of handwashing, risk perception, outcome expectancy, self-efficacy, intention,
planning, and action control), anxiety, as well as COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates
within the country.
Other: No intervention
Observational data collection only, accounting for COVID-19 morbidity and mortality levels within each country
Inclusion Criteria:
- adults (from general population) who provided informed consent to participate
Exclusion Criteria:
- younger than <18 years old
the University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, Canada
Peking University
Beijing, China
University of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (in collaboration with MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM)
Fajara, Gambia
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Bar-Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
University of Padova
Padova, Italy
Perdana University
Serdang, Malaysia
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Wroclaw, Lower Silezia, Poland
University of Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
Babes-Bolyai Unversity
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, Singapore
University of Zurich
Zürich, Switzerland
Aleksandra Luszczynska, PhD, Principal Investigator
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities