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Wash your hands, wear a mask, and keep your distance: validation of the pandemic health behaviors survey

by Amy Erana Marie Cole

Institution:	California State University – Sacramento
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Degree:
Year:	2022
Keywords:	COVID-19; Validation; Pandemic Health Behaviors Survey
Posted:	3/25/2025
Record ID:	2280913
Full text PDF:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12741/rep:2835

Abstract

Historically our most effective preventative course of action during pandemics has been health behaviors. Wearing masks, washing your hands, social distancing, and shopping remotely aid in lessening the viral spread. The Pandemic Health Behaviors Survey (PHBS) was created to address a lack of existing measurements related to health behaviors during a pandemic. Empirical support was found for the structure of the PHBS and its three subscales, Consumer Distancing, Social Distancing, and Disinfecting Behaviors. Analyses evaluated the structure of the scale utilizing an exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Goodness of fit indices indicated an adequate fit and items loaded sufficiently on identified subscales. The PHBS shows evidence of reliability and validity.