Harris Casey T, Fitzpatrick Kevin, Niño Michael, Thelapurath Priya, Drawve Grant
University of Arkansas, Department of Sociology and Criminology, 211 Old Main, Fayetteville, AR 72701.
Harvard University, Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
AIMS Public Health. 2022 Jul 19;9(3):589-605. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2022041. eCollection 2022.
The United States' response to the COVID-19 pandemic has relied heavily on personal mitigation behaviors versus centralized governmental prevention strategies, especially early in the virus's outbreak. This study examines how family structure shapes mitigation, focusing on the intersectional effects of gender, marital status, and the presence of children while accounting for differences in worry about infection from the virus. Using data from a national survey of 10,368 United States adults early in the pandemic (March 2020), survey-weighted logistic regression models show important differences in the likelihood of personal mitigation adoption across family structures. Unmarried women with children were most likely to report personal mitigation behaviors, including washing hands more frequently and avoiding social gatherings. Our findings highlight the differential impacts of the pandemic on those living in specific family circumstances.
美国应对新冠疫情在很大程度上依赖个人缓解措施，而非集中的政府预防策略，尤其是在病毒爆发初期。本研究探讨家庭结构如何影响缓解措施的实施，重点关注性别、婚姻状况和子女状况的交叉影响，同时考虑到对感染病毒担忧程度的差异。利用疫情初期（2020年3月）对10368名美国成年人进行的全国性调查数据，经调查加权的逻辑回归模型显示，不同家庭结构在采取个人缓解措施可能性上存在重要差异。有孩子的未婚女性最有可能报告采取个人缓解行为，包括更频繁洗手和避免社交聚会。我们的研究结果凸显了疫情对处于特定家庭环境中的人群的不同影响。
