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A guilt-free strategy increases self-reported non-compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures: Experimental evidence from 12 countries

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  • Jean-François Daoust

    (Unknown)

  • Eric Bélanger

    (Unknown)

  • Ruth Dassonneville

    (Unknown)

  • Erick Lachapelle

    (Unknown)

  • Richard Nadeau

    (Unknown)

  • Michael Becher

    (IAST - Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse)

  • Sylvain Brouard

    (Unknown)

  • Martial Foucault

    (Unknown)

  • Christoph Hönninge

    (Unknown)

  • Daniel Stegmueller

    (Unknown)

Abstract

Studies of citizens' compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures routinely rely on survey data. While such data are essential, public health restrictions provide clear signals of what is socially desirable in this context, creating a potential source of response bias in self-reported measures of compliance. In this research, we examine whether the results of a guilt-free strategy recently proposed to lessen this constraint are generalizable across twelve countries, and whether the treatment effect varies across subgroups. Our findings show that the guilt-free strategy is a useful tool in every country included, increasing respondents' proclivity to report non-compliance by 9 to 16 percentage points. This effect holds for different subgroups based on gender, age and education. We conclude that the inclusion of this strategy should be the new standard for survey research that aims to provide crucial data on the current pandemic.

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  • Jean-François Daoust & Eric Bélanger & Ruth Dassonneville & Erick Lachapelle & Richard Nadeau & Michael Becher & Sylvain Brouard & Martial Foucault & Christoph Hönninge & Daniel Stegmueller, 2021. "A guilt-free strategy increases self-reported non-compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures: Experimental evidence from 12 countries," Post-Print hal-03244320, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03244320
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249914
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    1. Sarah Kelley & M. D. R. Evans & Jonathan Kelley, 2023. "Happily Distant or Bitter Medicine? The Impact of Social Distancing Preferences, Behavior, and Emotional Costs on Subjective Wellbeing During the Epidemic," Applied Research in Quality of Life, Springer;International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, vol. 18(1), pages 115-162, February.
    2. Lin, Tian & Harris, Elizabeth A. & Heemskerk, Amber & Van Bavel, Jay J. & Ebner, Natalie C., 2021. "A multi-national test on self-reported compliance with COVID-19 public health measures: The role of individual age and gender demographics and countries’ developmental status," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 286(C).
    3. Vincenzo Carrieri & Maria De Paola & Francesca Gioia, 2021. "The health-economy trade-off during the Covid-19 pandemic: Communication matters," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(9), pages 1-25, September.

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