Subjects: Psychology >> Applied Psychology submitted time 2023-05-12
Abstract： Objective: Body experiences and conditions are closely relevant to social development and human well-being. However, there is no consensus on the impact of COVID-19 on negative body image in previous studies.
Methods: To investigate the true relationship between COVID-19 and negative body image, this study has developed a dictionary of negative body image to obtain panel data on body image for 31 Chinese provinces/municipalities/autonomous regions from January 2010 to May 2022. We have compared negative body image in different years before and after the pandemic and explored the impact of pandemic severity on negative body image.
Results: The prevalence of negative body image significantly decreased following the outbreak and remained at a relatively low level for two years. After controlling for regional and temporal effects, epidemic severity was found to be a significant predictor of the decline in negative body image.
Limitations: The applicability of the negative body image dictionary beyond Chinese contexts and its efficacy in other countries or regions require further investigation.
Conclusions: The study suggests that the public is likely to adopt certain physical appearances during lockdown due to their fear of mortality and changes in lifestyle. This research has significant implications for comprehending the dynamic transformation of public body image under the influence of catastrophic public health events.
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Subjects: Psychology >> Applied Psychology submitted time 2022-05-11
Abstract：
The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused enormous damage to individuals’ normal life and society’s development. Recently, with the emergence of novel coronavirus variants, people around the world are still under the attack of COVID-19. And vaccine uptake is considered one of the most effective methods to defend against this epidemic. However, many people hold hesitant attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine. For the vaccination promotion work, it is important to find out what factors would influence the intention of vaccination. With the aim of practical use, this study identifies two main themes of this factor structure, that is, non-manipulable factors and manipulable factors. This study uses semi-structured interviews to explore the influencing factors related to vaccination willingness. For the interview results analysis, this study employs a mixed-method, which combines qualitative thematic analysis and quantitative topic modeling. The thematic analysis identifies nine key factors and topic modeling identifies seven key factors. After gathering and discussing these key factors, this study confirmed ten key factors as final factors. More specifically, non-manipulable factors contain Effectiveness and safety of vaccines and Vaccine feasibility, and manipulable factors include Convenience of vaccine, Responsibility, External reference, Necessity and urgency of vaccination uptake, Perceived threat, Perceived benefits, Scientific and objective expression, and Policy requirement. This study investigates key influencing factors that would affect public vaccination intentions in China and provides specific guidelines for vaccination promotion for authorities and public health workers.
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Subjects: Psychology >> Clinical and Counseling Psychology Subjects: Medicine, Pharmacy >> Preventive Medicine and Hygienics submitted time 2020-02-29
Abstract： We noticed an unusual increase of first-time patients with schizophrenia (F20) in January 2020 since the outbreak of COVID-19. The aim of this retrospective study is to validate this observation and find potential risk factors, if applicable. A total number of 13,783 records from outpatients in January 2020 were investigated thoroughly. Comparisons between incidence of schizophrenia in outpatients in January 2020 and similar periods of 2017-2019 were made to minimize seasonal influence. Relationship of incidence of schizophrenia and COVID-19 infections in China was calculated. Limited personal information (age, gender, approximate residence) was analyzed to find risk factors.After excluding seasonal factors such as Spring festival, a positive relationship between incidence of schizophrenia in first-time patients and countrywide epidemic situation was found. Statistical results further showed a significant increase of median age from 39 to 50 for first-time patients diagnosed with schizophrenia which is unusual. Meanwhile, a slight but not significant change was found in distribution of gender and approximate residence (urban/suburb). Our data supported that COVID-19 outbreak increased risk of schizophrenia in aged adults which is consistent with the fact that COVID-19 is more lethal to elders. We strongly appeal that public healthcare in countries either with or without infected patients should prepare in advance for potential risks in public mental health. "
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