Behaviors and attitudes of college students during an academic semester at two Wisconsin universities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hannah G RosenblumHannah E SegaloffDevlin ColeChristine C LeeDustin W CurrieGlen R AbediPatrick L RemingtonG Patrick KellyCollin PittsKimberly LangolfJuliana KahrsKurt LeiboldRyan P WestergaardChristopher H HsuHannah L KirkingJacqueline E TatePublished in: Journal of American college health : J of ACH (2022)
Students were motivated to adhere to COVID-19 prevention measures but gathered socially. Though there was frequent public masking, mask-wearing at parties declined in November and may represent pandemic fatigue. High-yield strategies for decreasing viral spread may include changing masking social norms and engaging with students about creative risk-reduction strategies.