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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

The Impact of Social Support on Public Anxiety amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in China.

Yibin Ao, Hao Zhu, Fanrong Meng, Yan Wang, Gui Ye, Linchuan Yang, Na Dong, Igor Martek

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Yibin AoCollege of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China.
Hao ZhuCollege of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China.
Fanrong MengCollege of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China.
Yan WangDepartment of Engineering Management, Sichuan College of Architectural Technology, Deyang 618000, China.
Gui YeSchool of Management Science and Real Estate, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China.
Linchuan YangSchool of Architecture and Design, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6070-9044
Na DongCollege of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
Igor MartekSchool of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3220, Australia.
Chengdu University of Technology · CNChongqing University · CNDeakin University · AUSichuan Institute of Building Research · CNSichuan University · CNSouthwest Jiaotong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent coronavirus outbreak has captured worldwide attention. This study investigated the anxiety of the Chinese public and its relationship with social support during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby providing empirical support for interventions on improving the public's mental health. On the basis of an online questionnaire survey conducted on 10-18 February 2020, this study shows that 19.8%, 68.5%, and 11.1% of the respondents suffered mild anxiety, moderate anxiety, and severe anxiety, respectively. Significant differences are reported in state anxiety between people with different household incomes. There are significant differences in trait anxiety and state anxiety between different social support groups. Social support and trait anxiety are negatively correlated. Social support and state anxiety are negatively correlated. Social support affects state anxiety both directly and indirectly (through the mediation of trait anxiety). Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing public support for society can effectively reduce public anxiety.

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Social SupportAdolescentAdultAnxietyChinaCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)ChinaCOVID-19epidemicmental healthpandemicpublic anxietysocial supportSocial Support Rating ScaleState–Trait Anxiety Inventory

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PMID33291217
PMCPMC7730358
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