From: Facilitators and barriers to social distancing for young people during the COVID-19 pandemic
COM-B component | Subthemes | Sample quote |
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Psychological Capability | Clarity and consistency of guidelines and instructions Adapting (normal) lifestyle behaviour (include adapting usual forms of communication) | “Restrictions on everybody, clear and visible instructions” (participant 326) “Limiting how much time I actually spend with people outside my household. The more time you spend with people it’s easy to become used to it and forget about distancing” (participant 268) |
Physical Capability | – | – |
Social Opportunity | Actions of others as an incentive | “Having friends that are strict as well. If majority of people don’t, it makes you feel self conscious” (participant 15) |
Physical Opportunity | Environmental support for social distancing: cues and space | “Rules in shops, tape on floors etc. that give me guides on where I should be standing.” (participant 159) |
Automatic Motivation | Enforcement and perceived repercussions of not social distancing | “If it’s a legal requirement” (participant 1) |
Reflective Motivation | Awareness of risk of transmission | “The knowledge that it is the right thing to do to keep people safe.” (participant 349) |