The current study analyzed the effects of two frames for durations of time—calendar unit and calendar date—on measures of compliance to hypothetical social-distancing policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants reported the extent to which they would comply with hypothetical social-distancing policies lasting different durations of time. Durations of time were framed as calendar units (e.g., days, weeks, months, years) and calendar dates (i.e., specific dates the policies would extent to). Levels of compliance across durations of time were used to calculate the area under the curve (AuC) for each condition. Social-distancing policies framed in calendar dates yielded significantly greater AuC values compared to social-distancing policies framed in calendar units. Participants’ self-reported political affiliation yielded a significant main effect: Conservative participants’ AuC values were significantly lower than liberal participants’ AuC values. The framing of the duration of time was a significant variable in controlling rates of compliance to hypothetical social-distancing policies.

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时间框架对遵守与 COVID-19 相关的假设社交距离政策的影响


当前的研究分析了两个时间框架（日历单位和日历日期）对遵守与 COVID-19 大流行相关的假设社交距离政策的影响。参与者报告了他们在不同时间内遵守假设的社交距离政策的程度。时间长度被定义为日历单位（例如，天、周、月、年）和日历日期（即，政策将延伸到的具体日期）。使用一段时间内的依从性水平来计算每种情况的曲线下面积 (AuC)。与以日历单位制定的社交距离政策相比，以日历日期制定的社交距离政策产生的 AuC 值明显更高。参与者自我报告的政治倾向产生了显着的主效应：保守派参与者的 AuC 值显着低于自由派参与者的 AuC 值。持续时间的框架是控制假设的社交距离政策遵守率的一个重要变量。