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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Over the last year, the world has witnessed an infectious disease (COVID-19) outbreak that has shown a high rate of spread. Therefore, several prevention and mitigation measures have been imposed to control the spread of the virus worldwide. The aim of the current study is to identify the commitment level to social distancing and its relationship to psychological stress among members of Saudi society during COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: The descriptive correlational design was employed in the current study, and the sample of the study consisted of 536 Saudis selected using convenient sampling method. The study was conducted in four cities in Saudi Arabia (Altayef, Mecca, and Najran, in 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic using quantitative survey method. Several analysis methods using SPSS software were used to analyze the data such as mean and standard deviation, three-way ANOVA, Scheffe\'s test, and Pearson correlation.
RESULTS: The study revealed that the psychological stress and commitment level to social distancing by the study sample during COVID-19 pandemic was moderate, and differences were observed among the study variables. Furthermore, the study revealed a statistically significant negative correlation between the commitment level to social distancing and the exposure to psychological pressures.
CONCLUSIONS: The study contributed to literature by developing a model to enhance the importance of social distancing of people during COVID-19 pandemic. The study recommends the necessity to provide advice and counseling services that enhance community members\' awareness about the application of social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: The descriptive correlational design was employed in the current study, and the sample of the study consisted of 536 Saudis selected using convenient sampling method. The study was conducted in four cities in Saudi Arabia (Altayef, Mecca, and Najran, in 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic using quantitative survey method. Several analysis methods using SPSS software were used to analyze the data such as mean and standard deviation, three-way ANOVA, Scheffe\'s test, and Pearson correlation.
RESULTS: The study revealed that the psychological stress and commitment level to social distancing by the study sample during COVID-19 pandemic was moderate, and differences were observed among the study variables. Furthermore, the study revealed a statistically significant negative correlation between the commitment level to social distancing and the exposure to psychological pressures.
CONCLUSIONS: The study contributed to literature by developing a model to enhance the importance of social distancing of people during COVID-19 pandemic. The study recommends the necessity to provide advice and counseling services that enhance community members\' awareness about the application of social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic.
摘要：
背景：在过去的一年里，世界目睹了一种传染病(COVID-19)的爆发，这种疾病的传播速度很高。因此,已经采取了一些预防和缓解措施来控制病毒在世界范围内的传播。本研究的目的是确定COVID-19大流行期间沙特社会成员对社会距离的承诺水平及其与心理压力的关系。
方法：本研究采用描述性相关设计，研究样本为536名沙特人，采用方便的抽样方法选择。这项研究在沙特阿拉伯的四个城市进行(Altayef，麦加,还有Najran,2020年COVID-19大流行期间，使用定量调查方法。采用SPSS软件对数据进行均值、标准差等分析方法,三因素方差分析,Scheffe\'stest,和皮尔逊相关性。
结果：研究表明，在COVID-19大流行期间，研究样本的心理压力和对社会距离的承诺水平中等，并观察到研究变量之间的差异。此外，该研究显示，对社会距离的承诺水平与心理压力之间存在统计学上显著的负相关。
结论：该研究通过开发一种模型来提高人们在COVID-19大流行期间的社交距离的重要性，从而为文献做出了贡献。该研究建议有必要提供建议和咨询服务，以提高社区成员对COVID-19大流行期间社会距离应用的认识。
方法：本研究采用描述性相关设计，研究样本为536名沙特人，采用方便的抽样方法选择。这项研究在沙特阿拉伯的四个城市进行(Altayef，麦加,还有Najran,2020年COVID-19大流行期间，使用定量调查方法。采用SPSS软件对数据进行均值、标准差等分析方法,三因素方差分析,Scheffe\'stest,和皮尔逊相关性。
结果：研究表明，在COVID-19大流行期间，研究样本的心理压力和对社会距离的承诺水平中等，并观察到研究变量之间的差异。此外，该研究显示，对社会距离的承诺水平与心理压力之间存在统计学上显著的负相关。
结论：该研究通过开发一种模型来提高人们在COVID-19大流行期间的社交距离的重要性，从而为文献做出了贡献。该研究建议有必要提供建议和咨询服务，以提高社区成员对COVID-19大流行期间社会距离应用的认识。
