From: Sex differences and psychological stress: responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in China
Variables | All respondents | Sex | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | P | ||
Psychological stress, mean (SD) | 3.4 (2.4) | 3.6 (2.6) | 4.0 (2.6) | 0.0001 |
CD-RISCa, mean (SD) | 28.6 (8.1) | 29.6 (8.5) | 27.8 (7.7) | < 0.0001 |
Adaption to current status n(%) | ||||
Very adaptable | 260 (8.4%) | 106 (7.9%) | 154 (8.8%) | 0.0029 |
Able to adaptable | 1503 (48.7%) | 627 (46.8%) | 876 (50.1%) | |
Tolerated inadaptable | 746 (24.2%) | 315 (23.5%) | 431 (24.6%) | |
Inadaptable at most time | 579 (18.8%) | 291 (21.7%) | 288 (16.5%) | |
Coping strategy for running a fever n(%) | ||||
Indecision | 66 (2.1%) | 37 (2.8%) | 30 (1.7%) | < 0.0001 |
Go to fever clinic immediately | 1698 (55.0%) | 783 (58.5%) | 915 (52.3%) | |
Observe symptoms at home | 1205 (39.0%) | 460 (34.4%) | 745 (42.6%) | |
Recover by yourself | 52 (1.7%) | 32 (2.4%) | 20 (1.1%) | |
Others | 67 (2.2%) | 27 (2.0%) | 39 (2.2%) | |
Psychological support service needed | ||||
Not needed | 503 (16.3%) | 240 (17.9%) | 263 (15.1%) | 0.0487 |
Telephone hotline | 53 (1.7%) | 27 (2.0%) | 26 (1.5%) | |
On line counseling | 175 (5.7%) | 84 (6.3%) | 91 (5.2%) | |
Self-adjustment methods | 1265 (41.0%) | 528 (39.4%) | 737 (42.2%) | |
Self-protection and precaution methods | 673 (21.8%) | 287 (21.4%) | 387 (22.1%) | |
Assessment of mental state | 351 (11.4%) | 138 (10.3%) | 213 (12.2%) | |
Others | 67 (2.2%) | 35 (2.6%) | 32 (1.8%) | |
Total | 3088 | 1339 | 1749 |