An existential perspective on interpersonal closeness and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic

Figures & data

Table 1. Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) for desire for closeness in Study 2.

	COVID-19	Control
Immediate	4.45a (1.43)	5.16b (1.36)
Delay	5.29c (1.21)	4.48b (1.49)

Note. Higher scores reflect higher desire for closeness. Cells that do not share a subscript differ at p < .07.

Table 2. Means and standard deviations (in parentheses) for social distancing intentions in Study 2.

	COVID-19	Control
Immediate	5.40a (1.20)	5.86b (.90)
Delay	5.84c (.88)	5.48d (1.09)

Note. Higher scores reflect higher intentions to engage in social distancing. Cells that do not share a subscript differ at p < .08.

Table 3. Means and standard errors (in parentheses) of the dependent measures in Study 3.

	COVID-19	Control
Hypothetical fine ($)	1970.65a (298.76)	949.99b (315.22)
General social distancing	6.49a (.09)	6.27a (.10)
Close others social distancing	6.33a (.15)	6.24a (.16)
Culturally valued social distancing	6.23a (.07)	5.98b (.08)
Desire for closeness	5.33a (.17)	5.34a (.18)

Note. Rows that do not share a subscript differ at p < .05.