Risk perception, knowledge, information sources and emotional states among COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China

Zhong, Yaping; Liu, Weihua; Lee, Tsorng Yeh; Zhao, Huan; Ji, Ji

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2020.08.005

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“…Besides the differences in the mean levels, these appraisals were associated with the outcomes differentially. Among the three appraisals, perceived severity was the risk factor that most widely associated with emotional and behavioural reactions, which is consistent with prior studies [22][23][24][25]. In addition, we found that perceived controllability was the protective factor against the emotional problems.…”

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Chinese Public’s Knowledge, Perceived Severity, and Perceived Controllability of COVID-19 and Their Associations with Emotional and Behavioural Reactions, Social Participation, and Precautionary Behaviour: A National Survey

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Background: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has caused enormous stress among the public in China. Intellectual input from various aspects is needed to fight against COVID-19, including understanding of the public’s emotion and behaviour and their antecedents from the psychological perspectives. Drawing upon the cognitive appraisal theory, this study examined three cognitive appraisals (i.e., perceived severity, perceived controllability, and knowledge of COVID-19) and their associations with a wide range of emotional and behavioural outcomes among the Chinese public. Methods: Participants were 4607 citizens (age range: 17–90 years, Mage=23.71 years) from 31 provinces in China and they took part in a cross-sectional survey online. Results: The results showed that the public’s emotional and behavioural reactions were slightly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. Moreover, the public had limited participation in the events regarding COVID-19 but actively engaged in precautionary behaviour. In addition, results of structural equation model with latent variables revealed that the three appraisals were differentially related to the outcome variables (i.e., negative emotion, positive emotion, sleep problems, aggression, substance use, mobile phone use, social participation, and precautionary behaviour). Conclusions: The findings highlight the utility of cognitive appraisal, as a core process of coping stress, in explaining the public’s emotion and behaviour in the encounter of public health concern. Practically, the findings facilitate the government and practitioners to design and deliver targeted intervention programs to the public.

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Chinese Public’s Knowledge, Perceived Severity, and Perceived Controllability of COVID-19 and Their Associations with Emotional and Behavioural Reactions, Social Participation, and Precautionary Behaviour: A National Survey

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“…This finding agrees with a study done in Wuhan, China. 19 In addition, most waiters perceived that their work exposes them more to the virus than other persons. The study showed that a very small proportion of study participants were following the recommended protective behaviors.…”

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“…A structured questionnaire was developed from related studies. 12,[18][19][20] The questionnaire has five parts: sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge of COVID-19, submit your manuscript | www.dovepress.com…”

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“…Previous studies mainly focused on the general population. [19][20][21][22][23][24] However, waiters working in different food and drinking establishments are more vulnerable to contract COVID-19 than the public because of the nature of their work. Thus, they may have different risk perceptions on the disease, and the engagements in preventive behaviors may also not be similar to the public.…”

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<p>Risk Perception Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Waiters in Selected Towns of Southwest Ethiopia</p>

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“…Some studies have also carried out epidemiological survey about individuals' mental health, psychological distress, and well-being during the outbreak of COVID-19 [20,21]. Besides, some studies have also linked cognitive appraisal factors (majorly about perceived risk) and emotional (e.g., depression and anxiety) and behavioural (e.g., compliance and suicide) outcomes [22][23][24]. This study, although conducted at the early stage of the outbreak of COVID-19 in early February 2020, contributes to the literature in that in examines some concepts that have received relatively less attention such as perceived controllability, social participation, and mobile phone use.…”

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Chinese Public's Knowledge, Perceived Severity, and Perceived Controllability of COVID-19 and Their Associations with Emotional and Behavioural Reactions, Social Participation, and Precautionary Behaviour: A National Survey

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Dou

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Background: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) has caused enormous stress among the public in China. Intellectual input from various aspects is needed to control COVID-19, including understanding of the public’s emotion and behaviour and their antecedents from the psychological perspectives. Drawing upon the cognitive appraisal theory, this study examined three cognitive appraisals (i.e., perceived severity, perceived controllability, and knowledge of COVID-19) and their associations with a wide range of emotional and behavioural outcomes among the Chinese public.Methods: Participants were 4607 citizens (age range: 17–90 years, Mage=23.71 years) from 31 provinces in China and they took part in a cross-sectional survey online.Results: The results showed that the public’s emotional and behavioural reactions were slightly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19. Moreover, the public had limited participation in the events regarding COVID-19 but actively engaged in precautionary behaviour. In addition, results of structural equation model with latent variables revealed that the three appraisals were differentially related to the outcome variables (i.e., negative emotion, positive emotion, sleep problems, aggression, substance use, mobile phone use, social participation, and precautionary behaviour).Conclusions: The findings highlight the utility of cognitive appraisal, as a core process of coping stress, in explaining the public’s emotion and behaviour in the encounter of public health concern. Practically, the findings facilitate the government and practitioners to design and deliver targeted intervention programs to the public affected by COVID-19.

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Risk perception, knowledge, information sources and emotional states among COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China

Cited by 153 publications

References 34 publications

Chinese Public’s Knowledge, Perceived Severity, and Perceived Controllability of COVID-19 and Their Associations with Emotional and Behavioural Reactions, Social Participation, and Precautionary Behaviour: A National Survey

Chinese Public’s Knowledge, Perceived Severity, and Perceived Controllability of COVID-19 and Their Associations with Emotional and Behavioural Reactions, Social Participation, and Precautionary Behaviour: A National Survey

<p>Risk Perception Towards COVID-19 and Its Associated Factors Among Waiters in Selected Towns of Southwest Ethiopia</p>

Chinese Public's Knowledge, Perceived Severity, and Perceived Controllability of COVID-19 and Their Associations with Emotional and Behavioural Reactions, Social Participation, and Precautionary Behaviour: A National Survey

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