Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological distress and biological rhythm in China’s general population ：A cross-sectional dataset

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Yikai Dou, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Huanhuan Fan, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Xiao Yang, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Yue Du, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Yu Wang, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Min Wang, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Yuling Luo, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Ruiqing Luo, Psychiatric Laboratory and Mental Health Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China.; Xiaohong Ma, Psychiatric Laboratory and Department of Psychiatry, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P.R.China

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Project Citation: 

Dou, Yikai, Fan, Huanhuan, Yang, Xiao, Du, Yue, Wang, Yu, Wang, Min, … Ma, Xiaohong. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological distress and biological rhythm in China’s general population :A cross-sectional dataset. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-05-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/E171481V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This folder contains the data and all necessary files to replicate all results from the article “ Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological distress and biological rhythm in China’s general population: A path analysis model” 


Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms COVID-19; Psychological Distress; Biological Rhythm; Social Support; Information Preference; General People
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage China
Universe:  View help for Universe Participants would be excluded if they were under 12 years old or not living in China’s mainland.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes not applicable

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate A total of 3,246 respondents registered in our questionnaire. In the end, 9 were excluded because they were below 12 years (n=8) or did not live in China’s mainland (n=1)
Sampling:  View help for Sampling A cross-sectional online survey was conducted via Chinese social applications (APPs) WeChat and Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, in China’s mainland.
Data Source:  View help for Data Source Online Survey
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) web-based survey
Scales:  View help for Scales
Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS): SSRS was used for the measurement of social support.

Biological Rhythm Interview of Assessment in Neuropsychiatry (BRIAN): BRIAN was applied to assess the degree of biological rhythm dysregulation.

Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18): BSI-18 is a self-report symptoms checklist which is commonly used to evaluate psychological distress of respondents in the past one week.

The exact items were listed in uploaded file “Corresponding Questionnaires in Research”. Please check it for details.


Weights:  View help for Weights not applicable
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individuals
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit China

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