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Description: How can physical distancing in public places be facilitated? In five hypothetical scenarios describing common situations that may challenge adherence to governmental guidelines to keep distance to others, we examine the effects of an empathy prompt to consider the health and wellbeing of close others as compared to a condition emphasizing the benefits of distance for unidentified others, a condition explaining the relevance of distancing for one’s own health, and a control condition. Additionally, we will investigate the motivation to adhere to physical distance guidelines by examining how much effort participants are willing to exert in ten hypothetical situations, both immediately and in the future.