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«For over a week Belgians have been allowed to pick just four friends or family who they may host at their home as part of a tentative easing of the lockdown.

But a study from the university of Antwerp has revealed that social embarrassment is holding many back from breaking their lockdown bubbles. The study showed that nearly half (43%) of the 83,000 people who participated in the study had not taken advantage of relaxation and 41% said the ‘rule of four’ forcing them to choose among their friends had made them tense.

Koen Pepermans, faculty director of Social Sciences at Antwerp university, said:

The confusion and choice stress that this measure brought with it could have led to people being reluctant. I also noticed in my circle that it was a difficult choice. Not making a choice at all was perhaps the best choice that almost half of the participants chose.

There is also a lack of trust with 85% of participants admitting that they did not think their friends would stick to the social distancing rules. “The younger the participant, the more pessimistic they are towards the other,” Pepermans said.»

(Guardian)