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. 2020 Sep 9;11:569981. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.569981

Table 2.

Association between demographic variables and the psychological impact of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as well as adverse mental health status between Polish and Chinese respondents during the epidemic (N = 2,266).

Demographic variables Poland China
Impact of event Stress Anxiety Depression Impact of event Stress Anxiety Depression
B T B t B t B T B t B t B t B t
Gender
Male −0.54 −6.23*** −0.50 −6.23*** −0.58 −5.77*** −0.31 −3.37** −0.20 −2.56* 0.10 2.33* 0.19 2.64** 0.12 2.13*
Female Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Age (years)
12–21.4 −0.35 −1.72 0.08 0.42 0.23 1.00 0.51 2.42* 0.21 1.00 0.08 0.65 0.10 0.51 0.06 0.39
21.4–30.8 −0.40 −2.39* −0.02 −0.10 −0.21 −1.09 −0.04 −0.22 0.09 0.45 0.12 1.01 0.07 0.36 0.18 1.15
30.8–40.2 −0.25 −1.59 −0.02 −0.16 −0.18 −1.02 −0.20 −1.22 −0.17 −0.73 −0.07 −0.52 −0.16 −0.72 −0.06 −0.36
40.2–49.6 −0.26 −1.53 −0.10 −0.61 −0.27 −1.42 −0.21 −1.18 −0.16 −0.69 −0.12 −0.82 −0.23 −1.05 −0.16 −0.89
>49.6 Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Marital status
Single −0.07 −0.19 −0.002 −0.01 0.29 0.65 −0.16 −0.40 −0.12 −0.33 0.02 0.10 0.38 1.11 0.12 0.44
Married 0.03 0.07 0.03 0.09 0.35 0.78 −0.32 −0.78 0.002 0.01 0.12 0.58 0.47 1.40 0.22 0.82
Widowed Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Household size
Six people or more 0.06 0.31 0.08 0.41 0.29 1.23 0.08 0.38 0.38 0.97 −0.23 −0.99 −0.17 −0.46 −0.19 −0.67
Three to five people 0.12 1.03 0.06 0.59 0.16 1.17 0.10 0.83 0.25 0.65 −0.20 −0.88 −0.12 −0.35 −0.09 −0.31
Two people 0.14 1.04 0.05 0.44 0.18 1.18 0.13 0.96 0.41 0.99 −0.33 −1.35 −0.18 −0.46 −0.21 −0.69
One person Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Employment status
Unemployed 0.51 2.79** 0.31 1.85 0.26 1.22 0.27 1.45 0.13 0.81 0.12 1.26 0.21 1.38 0.16 1.33
Retired 0.59 2.51* −0.06 −0.29 0.13 0.48 0.16 0.66 −0.76 −1.60 −0.37 −1.34 −0.55 −1.24 −0.48 −1.36
Student −0.04 −0.29 0.17 1.35 0.33 2.10* 0.74 5.23*** 0.20 2.71** 0.11 2.40* 0.16 2.25* 0.08 1.46
Employed Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
Education level
Junior high school −0.01 −0.02 −0.62 −1.14 −0.96 −1.42 −1.71 −2.79** 1.08 2.53* 0.14 0.54 0.26 0.64 0.10 0.31
High school 0.35 0.63 −0.37 −0.72 −0.59 −0.94 −1.70 −2.97** 0.88 2.11* 0.10 0.39 0.24 0.62 0.03 0.10
University (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) 0.28 0.50 −0.38 −0.76 −0.84 −1.34 −1.91 −3.35** 1.04 2.64** 0.14 0.58 0.17 0.47 0.03 0.09
Primary school and below Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference

*P < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.