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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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dc.contributor.authorDaoust, Jean François
dc.contributor.authorBélanger, Éric
dc.contributor.authorDassonneville, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorLachapelle, Erick
dc.contributor.authorNadeau, Richard
dc.contributor.authorBecher, Michael
dc.contributor.rorhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm75
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-14T18:19:38Z
dc.date.available2025-01-14T18:19:38Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-21
dc.description.abstractStudies 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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dc.identifier.citationDaoust J-F, Be´langerE´ , Dassonneville R, Lachapelle E, Nadeau R, Becher M, et al. (2021) A guilt-free strategy increases self-reported noncompliance with COVID-19 preventive measures: Experimental evidence from 12 countries. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0249914. https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pone.0249914
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249914
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/3454
dc.issue.number4
dc.journal.titlePlos one
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dc.publisherPLOS
dc.relation.departmentComparative Politics
dc.relation.entityIE University
dc.relation.schoolIE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs
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dc.titleA guilt-free strategy increases self-reported non-compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures: Experimental evidence from 12 countries
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