Evolving policies, enduring impacts: Cross-sectional surveys of mental health, risk-related perceptions, and coping behaviors throughout China's U-turn in its stringent zero-COVID policy.
Shuguang ZhaoJue ZhouTing WangPublished in: Journal of clinical psychology (2024)
The study investigated the changes in mental health symptoms, risk-related perceptions, and coping behaviors of Chinese respondents between 2020 and 2023 and identified protective factors against the pandemic's impact, including demographic (gender, age), social (education, marital status, residence), and exposure (infection history) elements. Understanding these fluctuations and protective elements is crucial for policymakers, as it can inform the development of targeted strategies to alleviate negative psychological impacts while effectively managing future pandemics.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- healthcare
- health risk
- cross sectional
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- depressive symptoms
- public health
- primary care
- social support
- mental illness
- heavy metals
- drinking water
- sleep quality
- current status
- risk assessment
- living cells
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- quality improvement
- fluorescent probe
- single molecule
- atomic force microscopy
- high resolution