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Table 5 Chi-square analysis results between behavior changes and different psychological status under the epidemic of COVID-19 in China

From: Psychological status and behavior changes of the public during the COVID-19 epidemic in China

Variable

 

State anxiety, n (%)d

Trait anxiety, n (%)d

 

Depression, n (%)

 

Psychology abnormal, n (%)e

 

Total (n = 569)

No (n = 479)

Yes (n = 90)

P value

Total (n = 569)

No (n = 546)

Yes (n = 23)

P value

Total (n = 608)

No (n = 443)

Yes (n = 165)

P value

Total (n = 455)

No (n = 420)

Yes (n = 35)

P value

Behavior change 1a

Never

531 (93.3)

444 (92.7)

87 (96.7)

0.166

531 (93.3)

510 (93.4)

21 (91.3)

0.975

567 (93.3)

415 (93.7)

152 (92.1)

0.496

430 (94.5)

398 (94.8)

32 (91.4)

0.656

Sometimes

38 (6.7)

35 (7.3)

3 (3.3)

38 (6.7)

36 (6.6)

2 (8.7)

41 (6.7)

28 (6.3)

13 (7.9)

25(5.5)

22 (5.2)

3 (8.6)

Same as usual

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

More than usual

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Behavior change 2b

Never

510 (89.6)

430 (89.8)

80 (88.9)

0.868

510 (89.6)

488 (89.4)

22 (95.7)

0.624

546 (89.8)

402 (90.7)

144 (87.3)

0.223

416 (91.4)

389 (92.6)

27 (77.1)

0.005

Sometimes when necessary

58 (10.2)

48 (10.0)

10 (11.1)

58 (10.2)

57 (10.4)

1 (4.4)

60 (9.9)

40 (9.0)

20 (12.1)

38 (8.4)

30 (7.1)

8 (22.9)

Same as Usual

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

More than usual

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.6)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

Preventive measures c

1

85 (14.9)

71 (14.8)

14 (15.6)

0.78

85 (14.9)

80 (14.7)

5 (21.7)

0.787

88 (14.5)

50 (11.3)

38 (23.0)

0.004

59 (13.0)

51 (12.1)

8 (22.9)

0.02

2

31 (5.5)

24 (5.0)

7 (7.8)

31 (5.5)

30 (5.5)

1 (4.4)

38 (6.3)

26 (5.9)

12 (7.3)

24 (5.3)

19 (4.5)

5 (14.3)

3

403 (70.8)

340 (71.0)

63 (70.0)

403 (70.8)

389 (71.3)

14 (60.9)

431 (70.9)

330 (74.5)

101 (61.2)

333 (73.2)

315 (75.0)

18 (51.4)

4

49 (8.6)

43 (9.0)

6 (6.7)

49 (8.6)

46 (8.4)

3 (13.0)

50 (8.2)

36 (8.1)

14 (8.5)

38 (8.4)

34 (8.1)

4 (11.4)

5

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

  1. a Behavior change 1: go out to public place
  2. b Behavior change 2: attend Spring Festival-relative activities
  3. c Preventive measures: making fewer trips outside and avoiding contact, hand hygiene, wearing a mask, taking traditional Chinese medicine and others
  4. d The age ranges of ST-AI norm results4 only includes 19–69, so we exclude 39 whose age under 18 and above 70
  5. e Among 608 valid questionnaires, 53 didn’t complete SCL-90