Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 28, 2020

Predictors of adherence to public health instructions during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  • This cross-sectional study of 654 Israeli participants found that male gender, not having children, smoking, ADHD symptoms, low pro-sociality, past risk-taking behavior, current psychological distress, low perceived risk of COVID-19 exposure, low exposure to instructions, and low perceived efficacy of instructions were associated with non-adherence to instructions. The findings suggest that in setting out and communicating public health instructions, policymakers should consider these characteristics.

Pollak et al. (April 28, 2020). Predictors of adherence to public health instructions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-print downloaded Apr 28 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.24.20076620