CHEN Yihan, PENG Yanqin, XIE Bin
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Objective: This article explored the demographic factors that influenced individual patience, risk perception, and coping strategies during the COVID-19 epidemic, and verified the mediating role of risk perception in patience and coping strategies.
Methods: The convenience sampling method was used to investigate 411 Chinese people through the Patience Scale, Risk Perception Questionnaire and Coping Strategy Questionnaire.
Results: (1)Patience, risk perception and coping strategies were affected by demographic variables. (2)The mediation model of Patience-Risk Cognition-Involvement Coping Strategy was established, and the model fit was good (χ2/df=2.176, GFI=0.945, RMSEA=0.054, CFI=0.943, AGFI=0.920). The overall effect was 0.518. The direct effect was 0.453, 95%CI 0.336 to 0.562, p<0.001, and the indirect effect was 0.066, 95%CI 0.021 to 0.128, p=0.003. All path coefficients were significant. (3)The model of Patience-Risk Cognition-Maintenance Coping Strategy was established, and the model fit was general (χ2/df=2.925, GFI=0.926, RMSEA=0.069, CFI=0.885, AGFI=0.892). The overall effect was -0.178. The direct effect was -0.210, 95%CI -0.348 to -0.060, p=0.007, and the indirect effect was 0.031, 95%CI 0.000 to 0.090, p=0.051. All path coefficients were significant.
Conclusions: (1) The results of demographic factors suggest that under the pressure of COVID-19, some groups need additional attention from epidemic prevention and control departments. (2) patience can positively predict involvement coping strategies through risk perception, which provides a basis for individuals to exercise patience.