TABLE 4.
Multivariable associations between gender, profession, location, negative emotions (independent variables) and risk perceptions (dependent variables), in 1 (during the peak of COVID-19) and 2 (after the resuming of work).
| R2 | Period 1 (N = 220) | R2 | Period 2 (N = 304) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | Beta | P | B | SE | Beta | P | ||||
| Strata 1 | 0.026 | 0.006 | |||||||||
| Gender (1 = male) | 2.15 | 2.40 | 0.09 | 0.370 | 0.29 | 3.58 | 0.01 | 0.935 | |||
| Occupation (1 = nurse) | ‒4.43 | 2.03 | ‒0.21 | 0.031 | 0.91 | 3.52 | 0.02 | 0.796 | |||
| Location (1 = Wuhan) | 0.28 | 1.38 | 0.01 | 0.839 | ‒1.50 | 1.56 | ‒0.06 | 0.334 | |||
| Strata 2 | 0.274 | 0.273 | |||||||||
| Gender (1 = male) | ‒0.38 | 2.20 | ‒0.02 | 0.862 | 1.62 | 3.13 | 0.04 | 0.604 | |||
| Occupation (1 = nurse) | ‒1.01 | 1.89 | ‒0.05 | 0.595 | ‒0.08 | 3.07 | 0.00 | 0.981 | |||
| Location (1 = Wuhan) | 0.86 | 1.25 | 0.04 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 1.38 | 0.02 | 0.786 | |||
| Impatience | 0.19 | 1.16 | 0.02 | 0.869 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 0.06 | 0.407 | |||
| Sadness | 0.03 | 1.08 | 0.01 | 0.979 | 2.14 | 1.12 | 0.16 | 0.057 | |||
| Upset | 1.45 | 1.10 | 0.14 | 0.188 | 1.43 | 0.96 | 0.14 | 0.139 | |||
| Tension | 1.25 | 0.99 | 0.12 | 0.205 | 2.95 | 1.06 | 0.24 | 0.006 | |||
| Guilt | ‒0.61 | 1.09 | ‒0.04 | 0.575 | ‒0.64 | 1.24 | ‒0.04 | 0.606 | |||
| Fear | 1.46 | 1.20 | 0.13 | 0.226 | 0.56 | 1.50 | 0.04 | 0.708 | |||
| Worry | 2.67 | 0.95 | 0.23 | 0.005 | ‒0.22 | 1.23 | ‒0.02 | 0.856 | |||
** p < 0.01; Risk perception entered as the dependent variable.