Haque, A. K. M. Ahasanul and Karim, Wasiul and Kabir, SMH and Tarofder, Arun Kumar
(2020)
Understanding social distancing intention among university students during Covid-19
outbreak: an application of protection motivation theory.
Test Engineering and Management, 83 (5).
16360 -16377.
ISSN 0193-4120
Abstract
The Covid-19 outbreak has clearly pierced the life of humankinds in
almost all countries and all members of the society. Understanding and
practicing measures for self-protection and maintaining social distance
for prevention of transmission of infection are the new guidelines. This
study examined decision factors such as perceived severity,
susceptibility, response efficacy, self-efficacy and social distancing
intention for students in Malaysia in response to the pandemic. The
study was conducted following a quantitative research approach.
Primary data were collected through Google form and online social
media from 256 students studying in International Islamic University
Malaysia. For the purpose of the study, Exploratory Factor Analysis
and Structural Equation Modeling techniques were performed. The
analyses revealed that two variables (response efficacy and selfefficacy) of the protection motivation theory were significant
predictors of social distancing intention during the ongoing Covid-19
pandemic crisis. However, perceived severity and perceived
susceptibility were not significant predictors of intention to engage in
social distancing behaviour. The findings demonstrated that PMT was
a constructive framework for understanding intention to engage in
social distancing behaviour during a pandemic. The findings may help
in filling the intention-behavioral gap in relation to social distancing.
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