Development and Validation of the Physical Distancing Behavior Scale: A Study Based on the Integrated Behavior Model

Despite being an ancient approach, people find physical distancing behavior challenging to implement in the course of their daily lives (Durand et al. 2020, Shahzad et al. 2021). [...]assessing physical distancing is a substantial measure for understanding the behavior as a phenomenon. Some of these factors include not supporting family or friends in need and not socialising when feeling alone (Charles et al. 2022, Coroiu et al. 2020, Farrell et al. 2021). [...]physical distance adherence rates may differ from one study to another. Reported adherence rates may differ by interventions about physical distancing behavior; this can also be observed in different countries' variations in case numbers (Soucy et al. 2020). [...]to increase the adherence rate of physical distancing behavior, the need exists to motivate people to adapt to such new habits rather than enforce these behaviors by legislating new rules. [...]IBM has been proven to be a suitable model for developing questionnaires, investigating the components of behavior and creating intervention programs.