Table 2.

Variables associated with stigmatization and discrimination.

Variables	Multivariate regressiona
	People from major outbreak sites(s)		People discharged from quarantine sites		Healthcare workers		Overall
	Bb	p-values	Bb	p-values	Bb	p-values	Bb	p-values
Epidemic proximity	−0.119	0.014*	−0.209	<0.001***	−0.265	<0.001***	−0.593	<0.001***
Objectification	0.415	<0.001***	0.444	<0.001***	0.337	<0.001***	1.196	<0.001***
Cognitive load	0.030	0.346	0.009	0.785	−0.01	0.734	0.029	0.684
Need to belong	0.024	0.422	0.057	0.065	0.085	0.002**	0.165	0.013*
Conformity	−0.058	0.090	−0.023	0.519	0.054	0.083	−0.027	0.725
Knowledge-seeking efforts	0.049	0.231	−0.007	0.860	0.048	0.201	0.089	0.334
Knowledge acquisition	−0.024	0.62	0.009	0.861	0.003	0.935	−0.011	0.915
Financial threat	0.004	0.878	0.052	0.075	0.032	0.210	0.088	0.164
Optimism	0.004	0.929	0.033	0.46	−0.006	0.873	0.030	0.753
Feeling of resource scarcity	−0.021	0.520	0.031	0.361	0.095	0.001**	0.105	0.152
Worry	−0.050	0.257	0.045	0.327	0.046	0.248	0.041	0.681
Fearfulness	0.184	<0.001***	0.167	<0.001***	0.082	0.007**	0.433	<0.001***
Feeling of vulnerability	0.109	0.001**	0.032	0.336	0.007	0.810	0.147	0.04*
Trust in public officials	−0.068	0.034*	−0.030	0.369	0.004	0.883	−0.093	0.195
Trust in health experts	0.077	0.075	−0.019	0.667	−0.078	0.047*	−0.02	0.834
Trust in the general public	0.022	0.599	0.025	0.569	0.055	0.152	0.103	0.283

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001.

^aMultiple regression analysis controlling for gender, age, place of residence, educational level, employment status, and marital status.

^bUnstandardized beta coefficient.