Table 1.
Sociodemographic, psychosocial and behavioural characteristics of the sample
| Variable | % | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Men, n = 1092 | 48.5 | – | – |
| Women, n = 1160 | 51.5 | – | – |
| Age | – | 48.26 | 17.50 |
| Social Grade | |||
| Non-manual, n = 1284 | 57.0 | – | – |
| Manual / unemployed, n = 968 | 43.0 | – | – |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White, n = 2095 | 93.0 | – | – |
| Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic/Prefer not to say, n = 157 | 7.0 | – | – |
| Overall Adherence (0–10) | – | 8.84 | 1.54 |
| Resistance to Staying Inside | 5.0 | – | – |
| Resistance to Physical Distancing | 4.3 | – | – |
| Resistance to Hand Hygiene | 3.0 | – | – |
| Physical Capability: “I am PHYSICALLY able to follow the UK government’s COVID-19-related instructions” (0–10) | 7.72 | 2.34 | |
| Psychological Capability: “I am PSYCHOLOGICALLY able to follow the UK government’s COVID-19-related instructions” (0–10) | 7.55 | 2.30 | |
| Physical Opportunity: “I have the PHYSICAL opportunity to follow the UK government’s COVID-19-related instructions” (0–10) | 7.37 | 2.45 | |
| Social Opportunity: “I have the SOCIAL opportunity to follow the UK government’s COVID-19-related instructions” (0–10) | 7.13 | 2.55 | |
| Reflective Motivation: “I am motivated to follow the UK government’s COVID-19-related instructions” (0–10) | 7.71 | 2.40 | |
| Automatic Motivation: “Following the UK government’s COVID-19-related instructions is something that I do automatically” (0–10) | 6.83 | 2.45 | |