title: Prediction of socially desirable and discreet hand hygiene behaviors.
abstract: To investigate hand hygiene in settings with fewer policies regulating hygiene practice, self-reported hand hygiene behavior and personal orientation data were collected from 353 college students. Hypothesizing that in this context some behaviors would show more variability, 2 dimensions of hand hygiene behavior were created. This proved useful because socially desirable practices were predicted by health promotion focus and individual identity, whereas discreet practices were predicted by health prevention focus and collective identity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Natural and Social Sciences, Firelands College, Bowling Green State University, Huron, OH. Electronic address: cdfluck@bgsu.edu.
authors.forename: Chris D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fluckinger
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students
keywords: Collective identity; Health prevention focus; Health promotion focus; Individual identity