Report points to intergroup tensions arising from different interpretations of social distancing

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Press Release - Ambiguity over social distancing as lockdown eases in the UK over the coming months could lead to tensions between groups warn researchers.

Period	29 Jun 2020

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Changes to lockdown measures in the UK in an effort to restart the economy could lead to wide disparity in how the public adheres to social distancing, according to a new report. In a paper published in the British Journal of Social Psychology, the researchers from the University of Bath warn of emerging tensions that will arise between groups who interpret messages about social distancing in different ways and the challenge this poses to policymakers.