RT Article
T1 Why people comply with COVID-19 social distancing restrictions: Self-interest or duty?
JF The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
VO 53
IS 4
SP 477
OP 496
A1 Murphy, Kristina
A1 Williamson, Harley
A1 Sargeant, Elise
A1 McCarthy, Molly
A2 Williamson, Harley
A2 Sargeant, Elise
A2 McCarthy, Molly
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1748567667
AB On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) a global pandemic. At the time of writing, over 16 million cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed worldwide, and more than 650,000 people had died from the virus. A priority amongst governments globally is limiting the spread of the virus. In Australia, this response included mandatory ‘lockdown’ restrictions which limited citizens’ freedom of movement. This article uses survey data from 1595 Australians to examine compliance with COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in the early stages of the pandemic. Results revealed that a substantial number of Australians did not comply fully with the measures. Further, while self-interest and health concerns motivated compliance, normative concerns regarding duty to support the authorities dominated compliance decisions. The findings’ implications for both compliance research and for authorities wanting to nurture voluntary compliance with public health orders are discussed.
K1 trust in authority
K1 Social Distancing
K1 Restrictions
K1 health risk
K1 Duty
K1 Deterrence
K1 Covid-19
K1 Compliance
DO 10.1177/0004865820954484