Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 29;17(23):8888. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17238888.
This study examined the associations of perceived social capital and income change since the outbreak with probable depression and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. Random digit dialing recruited a population-representative sample of 3011 Hong Kong Chinese aged ≥ 15 years (mean = 44, 55% females) between February 25 and April 29 2020. Respondents reported social capital (perceived interpersonal trust, social harmony, and sense of belonging), income change since the outbreak (loss vs. gain/no change), depressive symptoms, preventive behaviors, and demographics. Controlling for sociodemographics, lack of perceived interpersonal trust was associated with probable depression and avoiding contact with people with respiratory symptoms. Lack of perceived sense of belonging was associated with probable depression and decreased odds of adopting preventive behaviors. Lack of perceived social harmony was associated with probable depression and increased odds of used face masks among respondents with income loss only. Our results suggest that social capital is related to lower risk of depression and to higher chance of used face masks particularly among those experiencing income loss related to COVID-19. Prevention of mental health problems and promotion of effective preventive behaviors could be implemented by focusing on support for those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged.
本研究考察了香港 COVID-19 大流行期间，感知到的社会资本和疫情爆发以来收入变化与可能出现的抑郁症状和预防行为之间的关联。通过随机数字拨号，在 2020 年 2 月 25 日至 4 月 29 日期间，招募了 3011 名年龄在 15 岁及以上的香港华人作为代表性样本（平均年龄为 44 岁，女性占 55%）。受访者报告了社会资本（感知到的人际信任、社会和谐感和归属感）、疫情爆发以来的收入变化（损失与获得/无变化）、抑郁症状、预防行为和人口统计学特征。在控制了社会人口统计学因素后，缺乏人际信任与可能出现的抑郁症状和避免与有呼吸道症状的人接触有关。缺乏归属感与可能出现的抑郁症状和减少预防行为的几率有关。缺乏社会和谐感与可能出现的抑郁症状和收入损失者中使用口罩的几率增加有关。我们的研究结果表明，社会资本与较低的抑郁风险和较高的使用口罩几率有关，尤其是在那些因 COVID-19 而遭受经济损失的人群中。可以通过关注那些社会经济地位较低的人群来实施预防心理健康问题和促进有效预防行为的措施。
