Sex differences and psychological stress: responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

About 83,000 COVID-19 patients were confirmed in China up to May 2020. Amid the well-documented threats to physical health, the effects of this public health crisis - and the varied efforts to contain its spread - have altered individuals' "normal" daily functioning. These impacts on social, psychological, and emotional well-being remain relatively unexplored - in particular, the ways in which Chinese men and women experience and respond to potential behavioral stressors. Our study investigated sex differences in psychological stress, emotional reactions, and behavioral responses to COVID-19 and related threats among Chinese residents.

Methods

In late February (2020), an anonymous online questionnaire was disseminated via WeChat, a popular social media platform in

SUBMITTER: Yan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789895 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature