Supportive or Confining? The Impact of War Metaphors From the COVID-19 Pandemic on Persons With Disabilities in Mainland China

Chen, Ren-Xing; Zhong-ming, GE; Hu, Shuling; Tang, Weizhong

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.720512

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“…The PWDs, as a vulnerable population in the COVID-19 epidemic, probably suffered a greater negative impact on their daily routines, and their basic needs might be neglected [20]. However, quantitative data on the overall impact on the daily life of PWDs during the COVID-19 pandemic was still scarce.…”

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WITHDRAWN: The overall impact on the daily life of people with disabilities in Mainland China: two cross-sectional studies

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Xie

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Background COVID-2019 has become a public health crisis, and as a vulnerable group, people with disabilities (PWDs) might be more seriously affected. However, the overall impact of COVID-19 on PWDs is unclear in Mainland China. Thus, we aimed to analyze the overall impact on PWDs from the early remission stage to the regular control stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Mainland China. Methods In March 2020 and March 2021, anonymous questionnaires were distributed in the WeChat group of the PWDs using a convenient sampling method. The personal and family characteristics, perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, and the overall impact of COVID-19 on daily life and medical services needs were collected. The descriptive analysis, chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression analysis were used. Results 311 and 1083 PWDs were enrolled in 2020 and 2021, respectively. In 2020, 82.0% of the participants reported a negative impact on their daily life, and the proportion of big impact was 20.3%. In 2021, 73.1% of PWDs reported a negative impact on their daily life. Multivariate analysis found the impact on medical services needs was the common associated factor of the overall impact on daily life in 2020 and 2021, and PWDs with lower annual household income or chronic diseases were more likely to suffer bigger negative effects in 2020, while being in quarantine or not at work, having items in shortage and with less disability severity (without multiple disabilities or spinal cord injury) were the associated factors in 2021. Based on the matching method, we found that the overall impact on the daily life of PWDs decreased in 2021. Conclusions A majority of the PWDs reported a negative impact on their daily life in Mainland China at the early remission stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact has significantly weakened during the normal control period in 2021. It is recommended to fulfill the medical service needs of PWDs in a timely manner, and those being in quarantine or not at work, without SCI or multiple disabilities, and reporting some items in shortage suffered a bigger major overall COVID-19 impact on daily life.

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WITHDRAWN: The overall impact on the daily life of people with disabilities in Mainland China: two cross-sectional studies

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Xie

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“…Empirical research on metaphors used to discuss the pandemic thus seems more reliable and relevant when considering the variables of context and relationship between interlocutors (i.e., Chen et al, 2021, with the focus on people with disabilities; for the contextual theory, Kövecses, 2005;Gibbs, 2017). However, few studies have examined the use of metaphors for pandemics in educational contexts.…”

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Exploring pandemic metaphors in educational contexts: a survey on the language of teachers and educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy

Giuliani

2023

Front. Psychol.

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This study aimed to explore how metaphors were used to interpret the pandemic and to address its challenges in primary and secondary schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. A questionnaire was administered to educators and teachers to understand how languages, images, and metaphors were used by themselves and their students to talk about the pandemic and their experiences of living with it. The goal of the questionnaire was to guide critical reflection and encourage more informed language choices. While the existing literature points out the alleged overuse of war metaphors and military frames in public discourse, our findings show that war metaphors are relatively frequent, with other metaphorical frames widely used by teachers and educators to foster resilient attitudes in students. Moreover, in their professional contexts, teachers and educators mostly use metaphorical frames involving resilient attitudes. Our interpretation of the results supports the hypothesis that the purposeful use and deliberate production of metaphors support the choice of metaphors with positive, constructive implications. Finally, some implications of these findings on the theory of metaphor and the methodology of the research are discussed.

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“…The social amplification of risk framework implies that concern about risk may be amplified when exposure to media coverage is increased ( 28 , 29 ). Especially, previous research has found that the war metaphor was widely used by many social media networks, such as the People's Daily, to report on COVID-19, which may create a sense of urgency and increase psychological stress ( 30 ). However, the concern and perceived risk may be attenuated when people are exposed to information provided by their trusted risk managers ( 27 ).…”

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Explaining Chinese Reactions to COVID-19 During the Outbreak: A Systematic Illustration

Yuan

2021

Front. Public Health

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Objective: This research attempts to explore systematically factors that influence public reactions during COVID-19 pandemic, including different measures of risk perceptions, public trust in different levels of governments, and attention to news.Methods: This research uses a national stratified random sample of Chinese population and multiple linear regressions to explore the potential predictors of public reactions to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19).Results: This research found that the effects of attentions to news, provincial experience, trust in government, demographics, and political cultures on risk perceptions depend on measures of risk perceptions, risk judgments vs. cognitive vs. affective risk perceptions. Moreover, the effect of culture on trust in government is consistent across different levels of government, trust in local, provincial, and central governments; living in the epicenter of COVID-19 in China decreases trust in local/provincial government but not trust in central government; public attention to news can bring both positive (trust in government) and negative (negative affect) outcomes. Finally, it confirmed positive associations among risk perception, subjective knowledge, and attention to news.Conclusion: The findings suggest challenges for risk communication.

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Supportive or Confining? The Impact of War Metaphors From the COVID-19 Pandemic on Persons With Disabilities in Mainland China

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References 27 publications

WITHDRAWN: The overall impact on the daily life of people with disabilities in Mainland China: two cross-sectional studies

WITHDRAWN: The overall impact on the daily life of people with disabilities in Mainland China: two cross-sectional studies

Exploring pandemic metaphors in educational contexts: a survey on the language of teachers and educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy

Explaining Chinese Reactions to COVID-19 During the Outbreak: A Systematic Illustration

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