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Hu R, Peng LL, Du Y, Feng YW, Xie LS, Shi W, Jia P, Jiang LH, Zhao L. Reciprocal effect between non-suicidal self-injury and depressive symptoms in adolescence. Front Public Health 2024; 11:1243885. [PMID: 38274516 PMCID: PMC10808798 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1243885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a common psychological and behavioral problem among adolescents. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on people's mental health. To date, few studies have documented the temporal changes in adolescents' psychological status during the pandemic, as well as the impact of large-scale public health intervention strategies. This study contributes to the existing evidence on the subject. Methods Participants were 6,023 adolescents aged 10 years and older, with data from two waves of longitudinal surveys, including data for a 7-month interval before and during the pandemic. A cross-lagged model was used to test the bidirectional relationship between NSSI and depressive symptoms in adolescents; logistic regression analysis was used to explore the predictors of NSSI implementation in adolescents with depressive symptoms. Results In this study, 32.69% participants reported depressive symptoms at baseline and 34.27% at follow-up; 44.34% participants with depressive symptoms reported NSSI at baseline and 53.44% at follow-up. The duration of the online class, depressed affect, and somatic and related activity were the risk factors for NSSI; sleep duration and positive mood were the protective factors. The lag effect of depression symptoms on NSSI is significant, and so is NSSI on depressive symptoms. Conclusion During the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents' mental health has worsened, resulting in an increase in the prevalence of NSSI among those with depressive symptoms compared to pre-pandemic levels. Early screening for depression is crucial in preventing or decreasing NSSI in adolescents.
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- Rui Hu
- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Occupational Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR), Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDMR), Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- International Institute of Spatial Life Course Epidemiology (ISLE), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Teaching and Research Section of General Practice, The General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- West China-PUMC C.C. Chen Institute of Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- International Institute of Spatial Life Course Epidemiology (ISLE), Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Yang SW, Xu MX, Kuang Y, Ding Y, Lin YX, Wang F, Rao LL, Zheng R, Li S. An Agenda-Setting Account for Psychological Typhoon Eye Effect on Responses to the Outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4350. [PMID: 36901362 PMCID: PMC10001814 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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During the outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan in 2020, we conducted a nationwide survey of 8170 respondents from 31 provinces/municipalities in China via Sojump to examine the relationship between the distance to respondents' city of residence from Wuhan and their safety concerns and risk perception of the epidemic that occurred in Wuhan City. We found that (1) the farther (psychologically or physically) people were from Wuhan, the more concerned they were with the safety of the epidemic risk in Wuhan, which we dubbed the psychological typhoon eye (PTE) effect on responses to the outbreak of COVID-19; (2) agenda setting can provide a principled account for such effect: the risk information proportion mediated the PTE effect. The theoretical and managerial implications for the PTE effect and public opinion disposal were discussed, and agenda setting was identified to be responsible for the preventable overestimated risk perception.
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- Shu-Wen Yang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- School of Transportation, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Department of Psychology, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Management and Organizations, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- School of Journalism and Communication, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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Zhao N, Liu B, Wang Y. Examining the Relationship between Death Anxiety and Well-Being of Frontline Medical Staff during the COVID-19 Pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph192013430. [PMID: 36294046 PMCID: PMC9603769 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To examine the well-being of medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted a survey of 705 medical staff who were involved in anti-epidemic work in China from 20 February to 16 March 2020. The findings of the present study showed a "psychological typhoon eye" effect in which the medical staff in areas with a high contagion rate showed a significantly lower level of death anxiety than those in low-contagion regions. We also found a significant negative relationship between death anxiety and hedonic well-being, but there was no relationship between death anxiety and eudaimonic well-being. Moreover, the results revealed that a narcissistic personality moderates the relationships between death anxiety and the two types of well-being. For those who had higher narcissistic personality scores, death anxiety had no negative effect on their well-being. The findings of the present study can help us to better understand the life profiles of medical staff and can also provide some practical implications for understanding the life conditions of medical staff when facing a great health crisis.
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- Na Zhao
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-15011245375
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Peng X, Huang J, Liang K, Chi X. The Association of Social Emotions, Perceived Efficiency, Transparency of the Government, Concerns about COVID-19, and Confidence in Fighting the Pandemic under the Week-Long Lockdown in Shenzhen, China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11173. [PMID: 36141442 PMCID: PMC9517605 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The outbreak and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have had a far-reaching impact. The present study investigated the factors primarily affecting the execution of the control measures, including social emotions, concerns about the pandemic, perceived efficiency, transparency of the government in publishing the pandemic-related information, and confidence in fighting the pandemic. Specifically, we examined the differences in these factors across four areas (i.e., lockdown area, control area, prevention area, and safe area) according to different COVID control measures under the week-long lockdown in Shenzhen. We found that social emotions, concerns about the pandemic, perceived efficiency of the government, and confidence in fighting the pandemic were more negative in the lockdown area than that in other areas. More importantly, after controlling for areas and education level of participants, the emotion of optimism, concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, perceived efficiency, and perceived transparency of the government in releasing COVID-19 relevant information positively predicted confidence in fighting the pandemic, while anger negatively predicted confidence in fighting the pandemic. Therefore, the government and communities could make efforts at effective communication and find innovative approaches to make individuals (especially in the lockdown area) maintain social connections, reduce negative emotions, and enhance confidence in combating the pandemic.
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- Xiaozhe Peng
- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases, Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
- The Shenzhen Humanities & Social Sciences Key Research Bases, Center for Mental Health, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Wu G, Deng X, Liu B. Managing urban citizens' panic levels and preventive behaviours during COVID-19 with pandemic information released by social media. CITIES (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 120:103490. [PMID: 34642529 PMCID: PMC8498698 DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Reducing citizens' panic and promoting their preventive behaviours are critical parts of pandemic management for the government. However, the effects of pandemic information types (daily statistical vs. detailed case information) and sources (official vs. unofficial social media accounts) on the psychological states and behaviours of urban citizens need to be explored further. Furthermore, the heterogeneity of these effects for citizens from areas with different epidemic levels also needs further investigation. Therefore, we conducted a survey during the COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China in March 2020, and 1298 urban citizens (592 from Wuhan) offered reliable data. Results of linear regression analysis indicated that non-Wuhan urban citizens who were more concerned about detailed case information (e.g., patients' movement paths) exhibited more preventive behaviours than those concerned about daily statistical information (e.g., case numbers) and did not show higher panic levels. Additionally, regarding social media information sources, unofficial social media caused both Wuhan and non-Wuhan urban citizens to have higher levels of panic than official media but had no significant impacts on their preventive behaviours. These findings contribute to urban management through the discovery of the effects of different information types and social media information sources on urban citizens during pandemics.
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- Guobin Wu
- College of Management and Economics, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, PR China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 2 Southeast University Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 211189, PR China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, 174 Shazheng Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing 400044, PR China
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Tong Z, Xie Y, Xiao H. Effect of CSR contribution timing during COVID-19 pandemic on consumers' prepayment purchase intentions: Evidence from hospitality industry in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 2021; 97:102997. [PMID: 36540070 PMCID: PMC9756378 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.102997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) contributions are essential for hospitality companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about how CSR contribution timing during the pandemic might affect consumers' prepayment purchase intentions. This paper takes a hospitality company as an example, using two experiments to explore (a) the effect of CSR contribution timing on consumers' prepayment purchase intentions and (b) the potential roles of psychological contracts and distance to the COVID-19 risk center. Study 1 demonstrated that CSR contributions during the COVID-19 outbreak (vs. after its peak) led consumers to have higher prepayment purchase intentions, revealing the impact of CSR contribution timing. This effect was also driven by psychological contracts between consumers and the hospitality company. Study 2 showed that, when participants were in the peripheral area of a COVID-19 outbreak, CSR contributions during the outbreak (vs. after its peak) increased prepayment purchase intentions whereas the opposite effect occurred when consumers were in the risk center.
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- Zelin Tong
- Management School, Hainan University, China
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- Management School, Hainan University, China
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Wu S, Zhang K, Parks-Stamm EJ, Hu Z, Ji Y, Cui X. Increases in Anxiety and Depression During COVID-19: A Large Longitudinal Study From China. Front Psychol 2021; 12:706601. [PMID: 34295294 PMCID: PMC8290070 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.706601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Although accumulating evidence suggests the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with costs in mental health, the development of students' mental health, including the change from their previous levels of depression and anxiety and the factors associated with this change, has not been well-studied. The present study investigates changes in students' anxiety and depression from before the pandemic to during the lockdown and identifies factors that are associated with these changes. 14,769 university students participated in a longitudinal study with two time points with a 6-month interval. Students completed the Anxiety and Depression subscales of the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) before the COVID-19 outbreak (October 2020, Time 1), and the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) during the pandemic (April 2020, Time 2). The prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms were 1.44 and 1.46% at Time 1, and 4.06 and 22.09% at Time 2, respectively, showing a 181.94% increase in anxiety and a 1413.01% increase in depression. Furthermore, the increases in anxiety and depression from pre-pandemic levels were associated with students' gender and the severity of the pandemic in the province where they resided. This study contributes to the gap in knowledge regarding changes in students' mental health in response to the pandemic and the role of local factors in these changes. Implications for gender and the Typhoon Eye effect are discussed.
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- Shizhen Wu
- Student Counselling and Mental Health Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Psychology, Normal College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Psychology, Normal College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Psychology, School of Social Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychology, Normal College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Chen Y, Feng J, Chen A, Lee JE, An L. Risk perception of COVID-19: A comparative analysis of China and South Korea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION : IJDRR 2021; 61:102373. [PMID: 34079690 PMCID: PMC8159706 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a pandemic and the risk perception plays an important role in self-protection and spread prevention. This study attempts to explore the intrinsic characteristic of risk perception and the spatial distribution of it, which have not been involved in previous studies. To attach this purpose, data from questionnaire conducted in China and Korea (samples of 897 respondents in China and 340 respondents in South Korea) are used to produce risk perception of COVID- 19. Results reveal four principal findings: (1) risk perception of COVID-19 can be categorized into perceived social risk and perceived risk of being infected; (2) the internal differences are most pronounced in perceived risk of being infected about oneself in China, and in perceived social risk disorder about local community in South Korea; (3) the spatial distribution of risk perception is not consistent with that of epidemic severity, for high-risk perception spread out beyond the epicenter with different performance in the two categories; and (4) among the influence factors, trust in information, familiarity with epidemic situation, and interpersonal distance from suffers in the epicenter are found to have a significant influence on different aspects of risk perception. The theoretical and practical implications of this study enrich the understanding of risk perception of epidemic, and provide specific suggestions for preventing this ongoing epidemic spread across the population.
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- Yangyang Chen
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Institute of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Public Administration, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28644, South Korea
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- Department of Public Administration, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk, 28644, South Korea
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Li S, Xue J, Liu X, Wu P, Liu T, Zhu M, Zhao N, Zhu T. Exploring the Changes of Suicide Probability During COVID-19 Among Chinese Weibo Users. CRISIS 2021; 43:197-204. [PMID: 34128719 DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threatens people's physical and mental health, globally, and it may even trigger suicide ideation and suicidal behavior. Aims: We aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on suicide risk by sampling Chinese Weibo users and analyzing their social media messages. Method: We predicted the probability of suicide (including hopelessness, suicidal ideation, negative self-evaluation, and hostility) of Weibo users in order to assess the changes in suicide probability at different times. Repeated-measures ANOVA was performed to examine the differences in suicide probability in different regions during different periods. Results: There was no significant difference in suicide probability between profoundly infected areas (PIAs) and less infected areas (LIAs) before the outbreak of COVID-19. LIAs had an increase in hopelessness during the COVID-19 growth period, while hopelessness and hostility in PIA increased during the COVID-19 decline period, indicating potential suicide probability. Limitations: Results should be interpreted with caution, and cross-cultural research may be considered in the future. Conclusion: COVID-19 has a dynamic impact on suicide probability. Using data from online social networks may help to understand the impact pattern of COVID-19 on people's suicide probability.
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- Sijia Li
- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.,Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.,Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.,Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Population Research, Peking University, Beijing, PR China
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- Hubei University of Economics, Wuhan, PR China
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.,Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.,Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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Lateef T, Chen J, Tahir M, Lateef TA, Chen BZ, Li J, Zhang SX. Typhoon eye effect versus ripple effect: the role of family size on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Global Health 2021; 17:32. [PMID: 33781286 PMCID: PMC8006139 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-021-00685-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted adversely upon the mental health of millions of people worldwide. Impacts on the mental health conditions and the associated predictors relating to adults in Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world, during the COVID-19 remain understudied. Our aim was to investigate distress, anxiety, and overall mental health and their associated predictors among Pakistani adults in this pandemic. We specifically examine mental health issues based on the distance from the epicenter, (a predictor that has revealed opposing evidence in other countries) based on the theories of typhoon eye effect and ripple effect. The sample consisted of 601 adults who were surveyed online about 2.5 months into the outbreak across Pakistan with varying distances from the epicenter of COVID-19 of Karachi. RESULTS The results showed that 9.2 and 19.0% of the participants surpassed the cut-off criteria for distress and anxiety disorders, respectively. Overall, the distance from the epicenter positively predicted the mental health of adults in Pakistan, and family size negatively moderated this effect. The distance from the epicenter negatively predicted distress and anxiety disorders for adults in large families, which are quite common in Pakistan. CONCLUSION The evidence of the study interestingly finds that the prediction of the mental health of people by their distance from the epicenter depends on family size. The evidence of this study can help to provide initial indicators for mental health care providers to screen vulnerable groups in Pakistan, a populous country that continues struggling to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Tooba Lateef
- grid.266518.e0000 0001 0219 3705Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh 75270 Pakistan
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- grid.4391.f0000 0001 2112 1969Oregon State University, 416 Austin Hall, Corvallis, OR 97330 USA
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- grid.444892.7Department of Software Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, ST-16, University Road, Block-5, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, 75300 Sindh Pakistan
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ra’ana Liaquat Ali Khan Government College of Home Economics, Karachi, Pakistan ,grid.266518.e0000 0001 0219 3705Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Karachi, Main University Road, Karachi, Sindh 75270 Pakistan
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- Crescent Valley High School, 4444 NW Highland Dr, Corvallis, OR 97330 USA
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- grid.12527.330000 0001 0662 3178Tsinghua University, 258A Weilun Building, Beijing, China
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- grid.1010.00000 0004 1936 7304University of Adelaide, 9-28 Nexus10 Tower, 10 Pulteney St, Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
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‘Freedom From Fear and Want’ and Our Psychological Response to Environmental Changes. JOURNAL OF PACIFIC RIM PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1017/prp.2017.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Freedom from fear and freedom from want are two of the fundamental freedoms and likely related to changes in the environment. It has usually been assumed that our subjective feelings should change accordingly with changes in the objective environment. However, two counterintuitive effects reviewed in this article imply a rather complex psychological mechanism behind how people respond to environmental changes and strive for the freedom from fear and want. The first is the ‘psychological typhoon eye’ effect, in which the closer people are to hazards, the calmer they feel. Several possible explanations have been proposed, but the mechanism behind this effect remains unclear. The findings are important for future post-disaster interventions and helpful for policy makers in risk management and researchers in risk studies. The second effect is the ‘town dislocation’ effect, wherein although inhabitants’ objective quality of life is improved during the urbanisation process, the projected endorsement and rated social ambience of town residents is lower than that of residents in the country and in the city; this effect is mediated by social support. The findings have implications for how to better assess the urbanisation process and how to improve people's affective appraisals of their living environment.
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Terrorist attacks can occur anywhere. As the threat of terrorism develops, the China-Eurasia Expo held in Ürümqi, China is attracting fewer potential visitors. A nationwide survey of 2034 residents from 31 provinces and municipalities in China was conducted to examine the relation between the distance to respondents’ city of residence from Ürümqi and their levels of concern for safety and security concerning the Expo. The two were found to be positively related: the closer the respondents lived to Ürümqi, the less concerned they were with the safety and security of the Expo. This is consistent with the “psychological typhoon eye” effect, which states that people living closer to the center of an unfortunate event (whether natural or man-made hazards) are less concerned with the event’s negative consequences. This effect appears to hold for terrorism. There are implications of this finding for international counter-terrorism practice, tourism, and research.
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Wang G, Zhang Y, Xie S, Wang P, Lei G, Bian Y, Huang F, Zhang J, Cao X, Luo N, Luo M, Xiao Q. Psychological Typhoon Eye Effect During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Front Public Health 2020; 8:550051. [PMID: 33364223 PMCID: PMC7753012 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.550051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background: The COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei, has brought serious consequences to the lives and mental health of people and has induced psychological stress and affected behavior. Methods: This study used self-designed questionnaires and SPSS to analyze the psychological and behavioral responses of people in different regions during the COVID-19 pandemic and to check for the presence of "psychological typhoon eye" (PTE) effects. The questionnaires adopted three measurement subscales, namely, the risk cognitive subscale, stress response subscale, and behavioral response subscale, and these were administered online (www.wjx.cn) to investigate the psychological and behavioral conduct of respondents from three areas that have been affected by COVID-19 to varying degrees. Exploratory factor analysis and principal component analysis were conducted to explore the factorial structure of these subscales, and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to explore the structural validity of the questionnaires. The analysis results were used to build a revised 18-item questionnaire which validity was evaluated via ANOVA and LSD. Results: Results confirm the presence of PTE in the research areas during the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak and highlight some significant differences in the cognition and emotions of the residents in these areas. PTE affected the cognition, emotions, and cognitive and emotional responses of the respondents but did not affect their behavioral responses. Conclusion: The findings underscore the urgency of providing sustainable mental health care services across different areas during the COVID-19 outbreak. The residents of those areas worst hit by the pandemic, who may not have taken the situation seriously, require emotional guidance the most. Meanwhile, the residents of other areas, who showed the most negative psychological reactions to the pandemic, require a sense of security, a timely "disconnection" from negative information, an accurate cognition of stress, and an acceptance of self-responses.
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- Guixiang Wang
- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- City College, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
- Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Rehabilitation Medicine and Translation, Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Medical Robots of Shang Hai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Center of Student Development Research and Guidance, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Center of Student Development Research and Guidance, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- School of Educational Science, Central China Think Tank, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Zhang L, Ma M, Li D, Xin Z. The psychological typhoon eye effect during the COVID-19 outbreak in China: the role of coping efficacy and perceived threat. Global Health 2020; 16:105. [PMID: 33109228 PMCID: PMC7590565 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-020-00626-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background The influence of COVID-19 on mental health problems has received considerable attention. However, only a few studies have examined the relationship between exposure to COVID-19 and mental health problems, and no empirical study has tested the mechanisms between them. Methods We conducted a survey in 31 provinces of China during 3–13 March 2020 to test the effect of the exposure level on mental health problems. Our sample comprised 2987 participants who reported their perceived threat, coping efficacy, mental health problems and other demographic variables. Multiple mediators path analysis was used in the data analysis. Results The results showed that the level of exposure to COVID-19 in China was negatively associated with mental health problems, which confirmed the “Psychological Typhoon Eye” effect. Further analyses indicated that both perceived threat and coping efficacy partially mediated the relationship between them. However, coping efficacy explained the “Psychological Typhoon Eye” effect. Perceived threat mediated the positive relationship between exposure level and mental health problems. Conclusion This study detected the psychological typhoon eye effect and demonstrated the mediating role of coping efficacy and perceived threat between exposure to COVID-19 and mental health problems. Our findings suggest that policy makers and psychological workers should provide enough psychological services to low-risk areas as the high-risk areas. An important means of alleviating mental health problems is to improve coping efficacy.
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- Li Zhang
- Central University of Finance and Economics, 39 Xueyuan South Road, Beijing, China.
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- Central University of Finance and Economics, 39 Xueyuan South Road, Beijing, China
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- Central University of Finance and Economics, 39 Xueyuan South Road, Beijing, China.
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- Central University of Finance and Economics, 39 Xueyuan South Road, Beijing, China
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Tang PM, Zhang SX, Li CH, Wei F. Geographical identification of the vulnerable groups during COVID-19 crisis: Psychological typhoon eye theory and its boundary conditions. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2020; 74:562-563. [PMID: 32678479 PMCID: PMC7405153 DOI: 10.1111/pcn.13114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Pok Man Tang
- Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Department of Management, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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“Psychological Typhoon Eye Effect” and “Ripple Effect”: Double perspective test of risk perception and anxiety characteristics of people in different COVID-19severityregions. ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA SINICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1041.2020.01087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tang Z, Wang P, Sui X, Fan Y. Effects of psychological distance on the negative emotions of immoral events—A study based on Weibo data. HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hbe2.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zihuang Tang
- Institute of PsychologyChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Institute of PsychologyChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Institute of PsychologyChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Institute of PsychologyChinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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BACKGROUND Haiti remains the poorest country in the Americas and one of the poorest in the world. Children in Haiti face many health concerns, some of which were exacerbated by the 2010 earthquake. This systematic review summarizes published research conducted since the 2010 earthquake, focusing on health outcomes for children in Haiti, including physical, psychological, and socioeconomic well-being. METHODS A literature search was conducted identifying articles published from January 2010 through May 2016 related to pediatric health outcomes in Haiti. Two reviewers screened articles independently. Included research articles described at least one physical health, psychological health, or socioeconomic outcome among children less than 18 years of age in Haiti since the January 2010 earthquake. RESULTS Fifty-eight full-length research articles were reviewed, covering infectious diseases (non-cholera [N=12] and cholera [N=7]), nutrition (N=11), traumatic injuries (N=11), mental health (N=9), anemia (N=4), abuse and violence (N=5), and other topics (N=3). Many children were injured in the 2010 earthquake, and care of their injuries is described in the literature. Infectious diseases were a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among children following the earthquake, with cholera being one of the most important etiologies. The literature also revealed that large numbers of children in Haiti have significant symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peri-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety, and that food insecurity and malnutrition continue to be important issues. CONCLUSIONS Future health programs in Haiti should focus on provision of clean water, sanitation, and other measures to prevent infectious diseases. Mental health programming and services for children also appear to be greatly needed, and food insecurity/malnutrition must be addressed if children are to lead healthy, productive lives. Given the burden of injury after the 2010 earthquake, further research on long-term disabilities among children in Haiti is needed. Dube A , Moffatt M , Davison C , Bartels S . Health outcomes for children in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake: a systematic review. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(1):77-88.
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Hong C, Efferth T. Systematic Review on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Survivors of the Wenchuan Earthquake. TRAUMA, VIOLENCE & ABUSE 2016; 17:542-561. [PMID: 26028651 DOI: 10.1177/1524838015585313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) widely occurs among victims or witness of disasters. With flashbacks, hyperarousal, and avoidance being the typical symptoms, PTSD became a focus of psychological research. The earthquake in Wenchuan, China, on May 12, 2008, was without precedent in magnitude and aftermath and caused huge damage, which drew scientists' attention to mental health of the survivors. We conducted a systematic overview by collecting published articles from the PubMed database and classifying them into five points: epidemiology, neuropathology, biochemistry, genetics and epigenetics, and treatment. The large body of research during the past 6 years showed that adolescents and adults were among the most studied populations with high prevalence rates for PTSD. Genomic and transcriptomic studies focusing on gene × environment studies as well as epigenetics are still rare, although a few available data showed great potential to better understand the pathophysiology of PTSD as multifactorial disease. Phytotherapy with Chinese herbs and acupuncture are rarely reported as of yet, although the first published data indicated promising therapy effects. Future studies should focus on the following points: (1) The affected populations under observation should be better defined concerning individual risk factor, time of observation, spatial movement, and individual disease courses of patients. (2) The role of social support for prevalence rates of PTSD should be observed in more detail. (3) Efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine should be studied to find potential interventions and effective treatments of PTSD.
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- Chunlan Hong
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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Spatio-temporal variation of mood and anxiety symptom treatments in Christchurch in the context of the 2010/11 Canterbury earthquake sequence. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol 2016; 19:91-102. [PMID: 27839584 DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2015] [Revised: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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This article explores the spatio-temporal variation of mood and anxiety treatments in the context of a severe earthquake sequence. The aim was to examine a possible earthquake exposure effect, identify populations at risk and areas with particularly large mood and anxiety treatment rate increases or decreases in the affected Christchurch urban area. A significantly stronger increase of mood and anxiety treatments among residents in Christchurch compared to others in New Zealand have been found, as well as children and elderly identified as especially vulnerable. Spatio-temporal cluster analysis and Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling revealed little changes in mood and anxiety treatment patterns for most parts of the city, whereas areas in the less affected north and northwest showed the strongest increases in risk. This effect may be linked to inner-city mobility activity as a consequence of the earthquakes, but also different levels of community cohesion after the disaster, which merit further research.
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Zheng R, Rao LL, Zheng XL, Cai C, Wei ZH, Xuan YH, Li S. The more involved in lead-zinc mining risk the less frightened: A psychological typhoon eye perspective. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2015; 44:126-134. [PMID: 32287833 PMCID: PMC7126010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2014] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In China, the current situation is that people under indirect threat from unprotected lead-zinc mining tends to oppose it, whereas people under direct threat are likely to 'sail close to the wind'. To understand this puzzle-like phenomenon, we surveyed 220 residents in a lead-zinc mining area located in Fenghuang County of China. We found that: 1) The degree of risk perception of villagers living around the mining site correlated inversely with their degree of involvement in mining risk. We refer to this as the ''involvement'' version of the psychological typhoon eye effect. 2) Perceived benefit and perceived harm provided a satisfactory explanation for this ''involvement'' version of the psychological typhoon eye effect. 3) Risk perception was negatively related to support for the relevant policy which we viewed as constituting a sort of voting behavior. The results may have implications for better understanding how benefited individuals respond to environmental health risks.
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- Rui Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- China Environment and Health Initiative, Social Science Research Council, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Corresponding author. Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101 China.
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Gao H, Cao H, Xu Y, Zhou Y, Feng Y, Wang F, Chen Y. Taking Pleasure at Another's Misfortune: The Implicit Schadenfreude of Disaster Spectators. Psychol Rep 2014; 114:439-60. [DOI: 10.2466/17.21.pr0.114k19w4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Implicit Schadenfreude of disaster spectators, with augmentation of implicit self-esteem and higher reward responsiveness as indicators, and the influence of insecurity and masculinity was explored in two studies. Both studies were conducted under conditions without any clearly legitimizing factors. Experimental (priming with disaster video) and control (priming with neutral video) groups were compared using the Implicit Association Test in Study 1, the results of which showed augmentation of implicit self-esteem in the experimental group. In Study 2, participants who read and believed a fabricated news report of fire disaster via a local area network website showed higher reward responsiveness in a reward-based signal-detection task. Other results showed that insecurity negatively predicted the augmentation of implicit self-esteem and reward responsiveness, while masculinity only negatively predicted the augmentation of implicit self-esteem.
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- Hongmei Gao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
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- Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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- Department of Computer Science, Beihang University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
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Zhu H, Lei H, Huang W, Fu J, Wang Q, Shen L, Wang Q, Ruan J, Liu D, Song H, Hu L. Fertility in older women following removal of long-term intrauterine devices in the wake of a natural disaster. Contraception 2013; 87:416-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2012] [Revised: 10/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Major earthquakes are some of the most devastating natural disasters. The epidemiology of earthquake-related injuries and mortality is unique for these disasters. Because earthquakes frequently affect populous urban areas with poor structural standards, they often result in high death rates and mass casualties with many traumatic injuries. These injuries are highly mechanical and often multisystem, requiring intensive curative medical and surgical care at a time when the local and regional medical response capacities have been at least partly disrupted. Many patients surviving blunt and penetrating trauma and crush injuries have subsequent complications that lead to additional morbidity and mortality. Here, we review and summarise earthquake-induced injuries and medical complications affecting major organ systems.
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- Susan A Bartels
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Bonanno GA, Brewin CR, Kaniasty K, Greca AML. Weighing the Costs of Disaster. Psychol Sci Public Interest 2010; 11:1-49. [DOI: 10.1177/1529100610387086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 663] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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