Table 5.

Differences in experience with SARS or other outbreaks.

Factor	Item	Group (whether experienced SARS or other outbreaks)	N	M ± SD	t	P
CD	Risk of infection	Yes	1,202	4.25 ± 0.716	2.220	0.027
		No	898	4.18 ± 0.687
	Worried about getting infected	Yes	1,02	4.17 ± 0.818	0.199	0.842
		No	898	4.16 ± 0.802
	The possibility of infection	Yes	1,202	3.59 ± 0.974	2.057	0.040
		No	898	3.50 ± 0.940
	Worried about family	Yes	1,202	4.66 ± 0.627	1.526	0.127
		No	898	4.62 ± 0.648
	Cognition of the current epidemic severity	Yes	1,202	4.52 ± 0.601	1.920	0.055
		No	898	4.47 ± 0.623
JS	Confidence in anti-epidemic measures	Yes	1,202	1.44 ± 0.604	−2.895	0.004
		No	898	1.52 ± 0.654
	Fear of epidemic prevention	Yes	1,202	2.90 ± 0.923	−3.167	0.002
		No	898	3.03 ± 0.873
SR	Sleep quality	Yes	1,202	2.68 ± 1.007	2.848	0.004
		No	898	2.56 ± 0.928
	Need for psychological counsel	Yes	1,202	2.19 ± 0.926	0.086	0.932
		No	898	2.19 ± 0.879