Emotions, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours
during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods
study (abridged secondary publication)
DHK Shum1, Y Cao2, JYM Siu3
1 Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University, Hong Kong SAR, China
2 Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
3 Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China
- The prevalence of potential post-traumatic stress disorder 1 year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was 12.4%.
- Greater psychological trauma symptoms were associated with a lower education level, an unemployed status, no income, and spending ≥1 hour per day watching pandemic-related news.
- Participants’ perceptions of, and hesitancy toward, COVID-19 vaccination were affected by various factors across individual (trust, confidence, and social support networks), microsocial (stigma toward healthcare workers), intermediate-social (government), and macrosocial (cultural stereotypes, civic and collective responsibility, and economic considerations) levels.