Understanding physical distancing compliance behaviour using proximity and survey data
A case study in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lucia Van Schaik (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)
Dorine Duives (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)
Sascha Hoogendoorn-Lanser (TU Delft - Corporate Innovations)
Jan Willem Hoekstra (ROC Mondriaan, NME Foundation)
Winnie Daamen (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)
Alexandra Gavriilidou (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)
Panchamy Krishnakumari (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)
Marco Rinaldi (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)
Serge Hoogendoorn (TU Delft - Transport and Planning)
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Abstract
Physical distancing has been an important asset in limiting the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to assess compliance with physical distancing and to evaluate the combination of observed and self-reported data used. This research shows that it is difficult to operationalize new rules, that context affects compliance, that there needs to be a need for compliance, and that rules require upkeep. From a methodological point of view, this study found that the combined methods provide a comprehensive picture of compliance behaviour, that it is challenging but essential to mitigate response fatigue in long-term monitoring studies, and that it would be interesting in future research to learn how actual behaviour is influenced by personal narratives.
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