Table 2.
Responses toward COVID-19 between the two waves
| Variable | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | χ2/t test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 75.11 | 12.72 | 49.77*** |
| Worries | 84.55 | 15.19 | 59.31*** |
| Fear | 86.96 | 10.88 | 72.19*** |
| Perceived discrimination | 44.34 | 42.69 | 1.02 |
| Information-seeking behaviour | |||
| Pay close attention to suspected, confirmed and death cases | 97.99 | 95.48 | 4.37*** |
| Pay close attention to information on necessity supplies | 91.95 | 94.58 | −3.24** |
| Pay close attention to personal prevention strategies | 98.20 | 94.37 | 6.25*** |
| Pay close attention to government responses to the epidemic | 97.25 | 93.90 | 5.02*** |
| Pay close attention to criticisms and suggestions of disease containment work | 93.22 | 91.06 | 2.47*** |
| Pay close attention to medical and scientific advances | 97.30 | 93.32 | 5.81*** |
| Optimism | |||
| Anticipate to control the epidemic within 6 months | 11.40 | 21.84 | −8.56*** |
| Attitude towards the lockdown | |||
| Ease the lockdown as soon as possible | 28.81 | 33.63 | 9.24** |
| Ease the lockdown only when the outbreak is eliminated | 71.19 | 66.37 | |
| Social support | |||
| Community support | 37.98 | 64.67 | −16.92*** |
| Relative/friend support | 32.85 | 53.45 | −12.98*** |
| NGOs/volunteer groups support | 14.53 | 34.22 | −14.37*** |
| Satisfaction with government performance | |||
| Satisfaction with the central government | 89.26 | 82.12 | 6.29*** |
| Satisfaction with the local government | 58.82 | 75.76 | −11.29*** |
| Satisfaction with neighbourhood/rural committees | 49.87 | 75.03 | −16.56*** |
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.