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5. Development and validation of the conservation of resources scale for COVID-19 in the Chinese adult general population

Author

Yu, Yanqiu, Lau, Joseph T.F., and Lau, Mason M.C.

Subjects
Epidemics -- Psychological aspects -- Social aspects, Psychological tests -- Evaluation, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused severe and multi-dimensional resource losses among individuals. The Conservation of Resource (COR) theory postulates that resource loss generates related stress responses. It can suitably be applied to understand the pandemic's encompassing adverse consequences. Yet, no assessment tool exists. This study hence developed and validated the COR Scale for COVID-19 (CORS-COVID-19) to facilitate relevant research. The five hypothesized domains included losses in financial resource, family resource, future control, fun, and social resource. A population-based random telephone survey interviewed 300 Chinese adults in the general population in Hong Kong, China during April 3-10, 2020. The levels of different types of resource losses were high (especially for loss in fun). The 5-factor structure identified by factor analysis matches with the five hypothesized dimensions. Its psychometric properties are acceptable, including good internal consistency, content validity (the correlations between the items and their respective subscales were stronger than that between the items and the other four subscales), concurrent validity (significant correlations between the scale/subscale scores and both emotional distress due to COVID-19 and satisfaction with living in Hong Kong), and convergent validity (significant correlations between specific subscales and corresponding external variables). Relatively high floor effects were detected in some subscales. The scale, which is the first of the types to assess resource losses during a pandemic, can provide theory-based understandings/assessment about the negative impacts of COVID-19. It also facilitates warranted comparisons across countries and time periods in future studies., Author(s): Yanqiu Yu [sup.1] , Joseph T.F. Lau [sup.1] , Mason M.C. Lau [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.10784.3a, 0000 0004 1937 0482, Centre for Health Behaviours Research, Jockey Club School [...]

Published
2023
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43. Population responses during the pandemic phase of the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 epidemic, Hong Kong, China

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Yeung, Nelson C.Y., Lau, Joseph T.F., Choi, Kai Chow, and Griffiths, Sian

Subjects
Hong Kong -- Health aspects, Influenza viruses -- Research, Epidemics -- Research -- China, Health, World Health Organization -- Standards
Abstract

On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 (pH1N1) virus outbreak a pandemic (1). Previous studies have investigated community responses to the pandemic in different countries [...]

Published
2017
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48. Anticipated negative responses by students to possible Ebola virus outbreak, Guangzhou, China

Author

Lau, Joseph T.F., Wang, Zixin, Kim, Yoona, Gu, Jing, Wu, Anise M.S., Zhou, Qianling, Hao, Chun, Cheng, Perry, and Hao, Yuantao

Subjects
Ebola virus -- Distribution, Students -- Health aspects, Company distribution practices, Health
Abstract

To the Editor: In 2014, a serious Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak occurred in West Africa (1). In a study on EVD-related perceptions, 85% of US respondents mistakenly believed that [...]

Published
2016

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