Step In, Step Out from the First Lockdown: An Exploration of COVID-19 Perceptions in France and Quebec.

Objective: The objective of this research was to describe and analyze the role of psychological and behavioral factors on perceptions of COVID-19 in France and Quebec at three different times during the pandemic.

Design: We conducted three qualitative and quantitative studies (Study 1 = 255, Study 2 = 230, Study 3 = 143). Participants were asked to evaluate psychological and behavioral measures: at the beginning of lockdown (Study 1), during lockdown (Study 2), and during lockdown exit (Study 3).

When punishment goals moderate and mediate the effect of clinical reports on the recidivism risk on prison sentences.

This research examined whether an individual's endorsement of punishment goals moderates and mediates the effect of a clinical assessment of recidivism risk on the length of prison sentences. We measured participants' endorsement of punishment goals, both before they read a criminal case (i.e.