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So here's my recap from days of reading about attitudes, behavioral interventions & responses to #COVID19. Note - very layperson, taking the data as given, & I don't know enough about non-behavioral factors to comment. This is just what I found useful. 1/n
This excellent survey https://covid19-survey.org/results.html tweeted by @jonj is most comprehensive I've seen, analyzing responses from 58 countries about attitudes. My read: people think they are following rules, but not their neighbors. Need authority to enforce rules for neighbors. 2/n
Seems like trust is required in times like this. Lessons from #Ebola show that local sources such as health facilities can play a crucial role in fulfilling that need for trust. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/business/coronavirus-community-support-social-changes.html 3/n
Which leads to the question of what can primary health care centers do at this time? @nachiketmor has posed the challenge that the response cannot be dictated by hospitals alone, could we make PHCs a trusted source. 4/n
Coming back to the survey, looks like knowing more about #norms, how to influence them, how to understand them is critical. @CBicchieri had an excellent @behavioralgroov podcast here. https://behavioralgrooves.com/episode/cristina-bicchieri-social-norms-are-bundles-of-expectations/ 5/n
@CassSunstein has written about this in "How Change Happens" - people need to KNOW what others think, not only believe they know what others think, because they can seriously underestimate (and now I've confused myself). So how do we make these beliefs more known? 6/n
Another thing with #SocialDistancing, as @erezyoeli and @davidrand point out in their excellent checklist, need to be very clear & specific about what it is. Grocery shopping? Meeting friends? Staying at home? Going for a walk? Remove the wiggle room. 7/n
Another issue with #SocialDistancing distancing is the sheer #uncertainty involved. George Loewenstein points it out: waiting is unpleasant. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/people-find-waiting-incredibly-unpleasant-a-behavioral-economist-on-why-doing-nothing-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic-is-so-hard-and-how-to-make-it-easier-2020-04-01 8/n
This article by @amybphd has really helpful tips on making this waiting meaningful. Liked the "competence" and "meaning" suggestions. 9/n https://peoplescience.maritz.com/Articles/2020/Socially-Distance-Like-a-Behavioral-Scientist#.XqA6E76I9Wc.twitter
But of course we all know that social distancing is likely impossible in highly populated, low resource countries (which is like, most of the world, actually!) as this great survey by @Pop_Council shows in Kenya https://www.popcouncil.org/research/covid-19-related-knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-in-urban-slums-in-nairob. So do we just give up? 10/n
Nope, say @asifsaleh and Richard Cash at @CGDev in this very practical article. Should focus on #handwashing 
handwashing & #Masks. https://www.cgdev.org/blog/masks-handwashing-vs-physical-distancing-do-we-really-have-evidence-based-answers 11/n
handwashing & #Masks. https://www.cgdev.org/blog/masks-handwashing-vs-physical-distancing-do-we-really-have-evidence-based-answers 11/n
So things to work on: norms & expectations, making social distancing specific & meaningful, focusing on other preventive measures like hand-washing & masks. 12/n
Some other random thoughts: the @Pop_Council survey shows that awareness of symptoms in Kenya is low esp. of breathing diff. How clear are people about symptoms in other countries? 13/n
Finally, #trust in social media is low though it is a source of information (as the Kenya survey shows). This clever intervention by @gordonpennycook can help: make accuracy salient and people are more likely to share accurate info. https://psyarxiv.com/uhbk9/ 14/n
Thoughts? Adds? Ideas? Sorry for mistakes. Any sources, surveys etc I should see? Other excellent resources @CSBC_AshokaUniv, @jayvanbavel article https://psyarxiv.com/y38m9 , and I'm sure more excellent work coming up. 15/n
For #SocialDistancing, invoking pro-social motives is effective: do it for others i.e. avoid spreading vs. avoid getting. May also relate to the need for "competence" that @amybphd talks about (at last! I can do something). https://psyarxiv.com/rg2x9/ 16/n
