TABLE 1.
Baseline characteristics of the participants (N = 834).
| Baby boomer (n = 230) | Gen X (n = 356) | Gen Y (n = 163) | Gen Z (n = 85) | F/X2 (df) | |
| Age | 62.30 ± 4.66 | 48.12 ± 4.29 | 34.73 ± 4.47 | 20.51 ± 1.94) | 2538.81 (3,830)** |
| Education (n, %) | 51.95 (12)** | ||||
| 8th grade or less | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (0.6%) | – | 2 (2.4%) | |
| Baccalaureate | 60 (26.1%) | 108 (30.3%) | 28 (17.2%) | 42 (49.4%) | |
| College, university | 149 (64.8%) | 210 (59.0%) | 101 (62.0%) | 39 (45.9%) | |
| Master’s degree | 13 (5.7%) | 23 (6.5%) | 26 (16.0%) | 1 (1.2%) | |
| Doctorate | 7 (3.0%) | 13 (3.7%) | 8 (4.9%) | 1 (1.2%) | |
| Residency (n, %) | 34.25 (6)** | ||||
| Capital city | 57 (24.8%) | 88 (24.7%) | 38 (23.3%) | 3 (3.5%) | |
| City | 136 (59.1%) | 186 (52.2%) | 83 (50.9%) | 54 (63.5%) | |
| Village | 37 (16.1%) | 82 (23.0%) | 42 (25.8%) | 28 (32.9%) | |
| Marital status (n, %) | 103.34 (9)** | ||||
| Single | 25 (10.9%) | 48 (13.5%) | 34 (20.9%) | 36 (42.4%) | |
| Relationship or married | 135 (58.7%) | 248 (69.7%) | 116 (71.2%) | 47 (55.3%) | |
| Divorced | 51 (22.2%) | 57 (16.0%) | 11 (6.7%) | – | |
| Other | 19 (8.3%) | 3 (0.8%) | 2 (1.2%) | 2 (2.4%) | |
| Number of children | 1.92 ± 1.02 | 1.69 ± 1.19 | 0.88 ± 1.13 | 0.02 ± 0.21 | 85.08 (3,830)** |
| Household size | 1.96 ± 1.10 | 3.13 ± 2.10 | 2.91 ± 1.31 | 3.99 ± 1.08 | 39.50 (3,830)** |
| Infected acquaintances (n of yes, %) | 31 (13.5%) | 47 (13.2%) | 24 (14.7%) | 8 (9.4%) | 1.50 (3) |
| Knowledge | 6.16 ± 0.77 | 6.19 ± 0.73 | 6.41 ± 0.68 | 6.35 ± 0.76 | 4.80 (3,830)** |
| Perceived risk | 20.66 ± 6.31 | 20.81 ± 5.41 | 20.75 ± 5.19 | 20.57 ± 4.37 | 0.07 (3,312.68)1 |
| COVID-19 health anxiety | 3.80 ± 2.37 | 4.23 ± 2.56 | 4.64 ± 2.64 | 4.43 ± 2.10 | 4.01 (3,829)** |
| Negative automatic thoughts | 22.16 ± 7.36 | 24.51 ± 9.97 | 27.23 ± 10.81 | 31.21 ± 11.30 | 20.98 (3,286.09)1** |
| Psychological flexibility | 25.19 ± 3.04 | 25.00 ± 2.97 | 24.64 ± 3.10 | 23.56 ± 3.31 | 6.50 (3,830)** |
| Preventive behavior | 12.18 ± 1.87 | 11.61 ± 1.72 | 11.61 ± 1.62 | 11.67 ± 1.60 | 5.803 (3,830)** |
| Social distancing | 3.34 ± 0.59 | 3.25 ± 0.55 | 3.42 ± 0.43 | 3.57 ± 0.47 | 11.708 (3,309.99)1** |
| Health behavior | 3.29 ± 0.56 | 3.15 ± 0.65 | 3.14 ± 0.63 | 3.16 ± 0.65 | 3.26 (3,295.77)1* |
| General hygiene | 2.62 ± 0.82 | 2.37 ± 0.74 | 2.37 ± 0.76 | 2.36 ± 0.73 | 5.72 (3,298.27)1** |
| Information seeking | 2.92 ± 0.92 | 2.85 ± 0.87 | 2.70 ± 0.87 | 2.58 ± 0.83 | 4.39 (3,830)** |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. 1Welch ANOVA.