Armitage, C.J. orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-1765, Keyworth, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-6174, Gartland, N. et al. (4 more authors) (Cover date: March 2024) Utility of the capabilities, opportunities, motivations model for understanding changes in behavior. Journal of Public Health, 46 (1). pp. 185-193. ISSN 1741-3842
Abstract
Background
Wearing face coverings to prevent airborne viral transmission has at times been legally mandated, followed by periods when rules were relaxed. The present study tracks changes in face covering and the impacts on people’s perceptions of their capabilities, opportunities and motivations.
Methods
Three-wave survey. At wave 1 (25 January–6 February 2022), 10 622 UK adults reported: (a) sociodemographic characteristics; (b) face covering in work, public transport and indoor leisure settings and (c) capabilities, opportunities and motivations. Measures were repeated 1–18 March 2022 and 20 May–6 June 2022. Data were analyzed descriptively, within-participants analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and multiple linear regression.
Results
Face covering decreased over time as rules around the wearing of face coverings relaxed. Perceptions of capabilities, opportunities and motivations to wear face coverings were consistently associated with the actual wearing of face coverings, with marked decreases in motivations over time.
Conclusions
Decreases in motivations seem to explain best the reasons for declining levels of face covering. Further work is required to develop interventions to change people’s motivations and promote the wearing of face coverings, should they be required in the future.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2023. This is an author produced version of an article published in the Journal of Public Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | adherence; COVID-19; face covering; face mask; intervention; SARS-CoV-2 |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2024 13:24 |
Last Modified: | 26 Sep 2024 00:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pubmed/fdad189 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:207436 |