Predictive factors of public anxiety under the outbreak of COVID-19
ZHEN Rui 1, ZHOU Xiao 2
（1.Institute of Psychological Science, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou，311121；2.Department
of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310028）
Abstract：The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of public anxiety under the
outbreak of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Self-reported questionnaires were used to investigate
1050 people the during COVID-19 outbreak, assessing their COVID-19 epidemic experiences, the time and
valence of media exposure to COVID-19-related information, risk perception of this disease, and anxiety.
The results found that the prevalence of public anxiety reached 18.0%, and the prevalence had no significant
differences in gender, age, educational level, marital status, or monthly income. In addition, this study found
that the more experiences of COVID-19-related events, the longer media exposure time of COVID-19-
related information, especially negative information, and the severer perception of COVID-19, the greater
probability of anxiety people had. In contrast, exposure to positive information about COVID-19, being
familiar with COVID-19, and perception of COVID-19 as controllable were helpful to reduce the probability
of anxiety. These findings indicate that COVID-19 epidemic experiences, the time and valence of media
exposure to COVID-19-related information, and risk perception of this disease are important predictors of
public anxiety.
甄瑞，周宵. 新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情下普通民众焦虑的影响因素研究[J]. 应用心理学, 2020, 26(2): 99-108.
ZHEN Rui,ZHOU Xiao . Predictive factors of public anxiety under the outbreak of COVID-19. 应用心理学, 2020, 26(2): 99-108.
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