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Table 2 Sex difference on psychology, behaviors and needs to cope with COVID-19

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

 
  1. Notes: aCD-RISC Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale for abbreviation, assessing the psychological resilience