- Data, Statistics and AI for Well-Being of People and Organisations
- A cura di Luigi Fabbris, Alberto Franci, Pietro Renzi
Pandemic-induced changes in daily behaviours and future time perspectives of Italian young adults
- Luigi Bollani
- Luigi Fabbris
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-1062-1.16
In this paper we analyse the changes in daily behaviours of Italian youth in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Various rules were imposed during the pandemic to face the viral spread. At the official end of the pandemic, in 2022, many behaviours returned as they were before, assumed as normality, and others changed either with respect to the pandemic uses or even to normal times. The issue at hand is which of the behaviours that started because of the pandemic will be kept for a period long enough to state that the pandemic changed people’s behaviours. The analysis is focused on young adults, i.e., people who are between 18 and 34 years old. The statistical analysis explores 16 behaviours, some of which were either introduced for the first time, or were enhanced during the pandemic. The analysis is aimed to understand if there was a shift in Italian youth’s behaviours due to the pandemic. The analysis showed that most behaviours returned rapidly to normality and some, such as wearing gloves in public spaces and greeting with elbow or fist, vanished as the pandemic officially ended. The only behaviours that the pandemic compelled and individuals kept after the pandemic are frequently washing hands, taking off shoes at the home door, using a push scooter and using the internet for purchases or home banking. Our analyses highlighted also few differences in terms of behaviour between social and demographic groups of youngsters.
- Keywords:
- Daily behaviours,
- FTP,
- Social long-COVID,
- Italy,
- Young adults,
University of Turin, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-2488-3659
University of Padua, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-8657-8361
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Titolo del capitolo
Pandemic-induced changes in daily behaviours and future time perspectives of Italian young adults
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Luigi Bollani, Luigi Fabbris
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1062-1.16
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Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Data, Statistics and AI for Well-Being of People and Organisations
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Luigi Fabbris, Alberto Franci, Pietro Renzi
Opera sottoposta a peer review
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420
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
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10.36253/979-12-215-1062-1
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Applied Statistics Series