Figure 2

Covariation of connectedness towards others, physical distancing, and mask wearing. Note: (A) Between October 2021 and February 2022, the share of participants indicating to have private contacts outside their own household slightly decreased as the number of infections increased. (B) For participants who reported having had private contacts during the last day, perceived connectedness, and protective behaviours during the meetups (physical distancing and mask wearing) were negatively correlated. On weekends and over the holiday season at the end of 2021, private contacts were more likely, connectedness was higher, and protective behaviours were shown less than on weekdays and outside the holiday season. Translucent vertical bars indicate 95% confidence intervals. While connectedness and physical distancing were measures on a 5-point scale from “not at all” to “very much” (left y axis), mask wearing was assessed in a binary way (“yes” vs. “no”, right y-axis).