Current findings also indicated consistent effects of self-reported habits on social distancing behavior. Importantly, the effects of habit were direct and independent of intentions, consistent with the theory that suggests that effects of habits reflect nonconscious, automatic processes developed through consistent experience with the behavior in stable contexts over time. Habits also partially mediated the effects of past behavior on social distancing behavior, suggesting that past behavior effects, at least in part, reflect habits [27]. An implication of these findings is that facilitating habit development in behavioral interventions may be effective in promoting social distancing. Research suggests that strategies, such as providing successful experiences of the desired behavior consistently over time and creating environment conditions that facilitate the behavior (e.g., consistent reminders and environmental restructuring) are effective in inducing habits [36], but the efficacy of such strategies in the context of social distancing behavior need to be verified empirically. Furthermore, legislation restricting or mandating behavior change facilitates habit formation over time. This suggests that the introduction of “shelter-in-place” and other government-mandated restrictions may facilitate social distancing habits.