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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
COVID-19 and Social Distancing: A Cross-Cultural Study of Interpersonal Distance Preferences and Touch Behaviors Before and During the Pandemic
Cross-Cultural Research, Year 2023
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The 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. © 2023 SAGE Publications.
Authors & Co-Authors
Croy, Ilona
Germany, Jena
Friedrich-schiller-universität Jena
Germany, Magdeburg
German Center for Mental Health Dzpg
Akello, Grace A.
Uganda, Gulu
Gulu University
Anjum, Afifa
Pakistan, Lahore
University of the Punjab
Atama, Chiemezie Scholastica
Nigeria, Naukka
University of Nigeria
Avsec, Andreja
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerza V Ljubljani
Bizumic, Boris
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Boussena, Mahmoud
Algeria, Setif
University of Mohamed Lamine Debaghine
Butovskaya, Marina L.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian State University for the Humanities
Can, Seda
Turkey, Izmir
Izmir Ekonomi Universitesi
Çetinkaya, Hakan
Turkey, Izmir
Yaşar Universitesi
Contreras-Garduño, Jorge A.
Mexico, Morelia
Unam Campus Morelia
Costa-Lopes, Rui
Portugal, Lisbon
Universidade de Lisboa
Czub, Marcin
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
Dronova, Daria A.
Russian Federation, Moscow
Russian Academy of Sciences
Dural, Seda
Turkey, Izmir
Izmir Ekonomi Universitesi
Eya, Oliver Ifeanyi
Nigeria, Naukka
University of Nigeria
Frackowiak, Tomasz
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
Guemaz, Farida
Algeria, Setif
University of Mohamed Lamine Debaghine
Hromatko, Ivana
Croatia, Zagreb
University of Zagreb
Kafetsios, Konstantinos G.
Czech Republic, Olomouc
Univerzita Palackého V Olomouci
Kavčič, Tina
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerza V Ljubljani
Khilji, Imran Ahmed
Pakistan, Islamabad
Imcb
Lindholm, Torun
Sweden, Stockholm
Stockholms Universitet
Londero-Santos, Amanda
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Monaghan, Conal
Australia, Canberra
The Australian National University
Shahid, Anam
Pakistan, Lahore
University of Central Punjab
Musil, Bojan
Slovenia, Maribor
Univerza V Mariboru
Natividade, Jean Carlos
Unknown Affiliation
Oberzaucher, Elisabeth
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Oleszkiewicz, Anna
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
Onyishi, Ike Ernest
Nigeria, Naukka
University of Nigeria
Onyishi, Charity Neejide
Nigeria, Afikpo
Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic
Pagani, Ariela F.
Italy, Urbino
Università Degli Studi Di Urbino Carlo bo
Parise, Miriam
Italy, Milan
Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore
Pisanski, Katarzyna
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
France, Lyon
Université Lumière Lyon 2
Plohl, Nejc
Slovenia, Maribor
Univerza V Mariboru
Prokop, Pavol
Slovakia, Bratislava
Univerzita Komenského V Bratislave
Rizwan, Muhammad Shahid
Pakistan, Haripur
The University of Haripur
Sainz, Mario
Chile, Santiago
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Sargautyte, Rūta
Lithuania, Vilnius
Vilniaus Universitetas
Sharad, Shivantika
India, New Delhi
University of Delhi
Varella Valentova, Jaroslava
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Varella, Marco A.C.
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Yoo, Gyesook
South Korea, Seoul
Kyung Hee University
Zager Kocjan, Gaja
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerza V Ljubljani
Zupančič, Maja
Slovenia, Ljubljana
Univerza V Ljubljani
Sorokowska, Agnieszka
Poland, Wroclaw
University of Wroclaw
Statistics
Authors: 47
Affiliations: 38
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/10693971231174935
ISSN:
10693971
Research Areas
Covid
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study