Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of the Sample.
| Characteristic | Group | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 329 (74.9%) |
| Male | 110 (25.1%) | |
| Age | 34.70 (13.15) 18–70 |
439 (100%) |
| M (SD) | ||
| Min–Max | ||
| Citizenship | Italian | 436 (99.3%) |
| Foreign | 3 (0.7%) | |
| Region of residence | North | 92 (21%) |
| Center | 246 (56%) | |
| South | 101 (23%) | |
| Education | Middle school diploma | 11 (2.5%) |
| High school diploma | 139 (31.7%) | |
| Graduate | 213 (48.5%) | |
| Postgraduate | 76 (17.3%) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 273 (62.2%) |
| Married | 143 (32.6%) | |
| Separated/divorced | 16 (3.6%) | |
| Widower | 7 (1.6%) | |
| Occupation | Employee | 167 (62%) |
| Freelancer | 82 (18.7%) | |
| Unemployed | 37 (8.4%) | |
| Student | 151 (34.4%) | |
| Retired | 2 (0.5%) | |
| Child(ren) in house | No | 316 (72%) |
| Yes | 123 (28%) | |
| Moved after the onset of the COVID-19 emergency | No | 395 (90%) |
| Yes | 13 (3%) | |
| Yes, to get closer to loved ones | 31 (7%) | |
| Spending social distancing period with | Family | 320 (73.0%) |
| Alone | 53 (12.0%) | |
| Roommate(s) | 41 (9.3%) | |
| Partner | 25 (5.7%) | |
| Condition | Must go to work | 63 (14.4%) |
| Can stay at home | 376 (85.6%) | |
| Quarantine | No | 395 (90%) |
| Yes, with family | 33 (7.5%) | |
| Yes, alone | 11 (2.5%) | |
| Number of times you leave your domicile each day | 0–1 | 404 (92%) |
| 2 | 23 (5.2%) | |
| 2+ | 12 (2.7%) | |
| Reason for leaving domicile | Key worker | 64 (14.6%) |
| Health reasons | 21 (4.8%) | |
| Return home | 23 (5.2%) | |
| State of need | 331 (75.4%) | |
|
Use of social media
(hours) |
1–2 | 144 (32.8%) |
| 3–5 | 215 (49%) | |
| 5–8 | 56 (12.8%) | |
| 8–10 | 18 (4.1%) | |
| 10+ | 6 (1.4%) | |
| Infected acquaintances | No | 340 (77.4%) |
| Yes | 99 (22.6%) | |
| Deaths among infected acquaintances | No | 423 (96.4%) |
| Yes | 16 (3.6%) | |
| Infected loved ones | No | 409 (93.2%) |
| Yes | 30 (6.8%) | |
| History of stressful situations | No | 265 (60.4%) |
| Yes | 174 (39.6%) | |
| History of medical problems | No | 311 (70.8%) |
| Yes | 128 (29.2%) | |
| Psychological support or psychotherapy | No | 314 (71.5%) |
| Yes | 125 (28.5%) | |
| Application of health-related measures | From late February | 149 (33.9%) |
| From the first days of March | 183 (41.7%) | |
| From the second week of March | 102 (23.5%) | |
| From the third week of March | 5 (1.1%) | |
| Social support from government | Very sufficient | 3 (0.7%) |
| Quite enough | 145 (33%) | |
| Enough | 73 (16.6%) | |
| Not enough | 164 (37.4%) | |
| Not enough at all | 54 (12.3%) | |
| Reliability of government information | Very reliable | 100 (22.8%) |
| Quite reliable | 275 (62.6%) | |
| Unreliable | 4 (0.9%) | |
| Not reliable at all | 60 (13.7%) | |
| Detailed government information | Very detailed | 26 (5.9%) |
| Quite detailed | 226 (51.5%) | |
| Detailed | 95 (21.6%) | |
| Not very detailed | 80 (18.2%) | |
| Not detailed at all | 12 (2.7%) | |
| Frequency of updates on COVID-19 | No | 6 (1.4%) |
| Yes, everyday | 203 (46.2%) | |
| Yes, sometimes | 61 (13.9%) | |
| Yes, many times per day | 169 (38.5%) |