Survey on Public Psychological Intervention Demand and Influence Factors Analysis

Fang Su, Bingjie Fan, Nini Song, Xue Dong, Yanxia Wang, Jingzhong Li, Bing Xue and Xianrong Qiao
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Fang Su: School of Economics and Management, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710000, China
Bingjie Fan: School of Economics and Management, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710000, China
Nini Song: School of Economics and Management, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an 710000, China
Xue Dong: Mental Health Education Center, School of Education, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710000, China
Yanxia Wang: Department of Scientific Research Center, Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child-Care Hospital, Lanzhou 730050, China
Jingzhong Li: School of Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture, Xuchang University, Xuchang 461000, China
Bing Xue: Key Lab of Pollution Ecology & Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Xianrong Qiao: Arts and Sciences School, Translation and Cultural Communication Research Institute, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710000, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-16

Abstract: Major public health emergencies would have a negative influence on the psychology of the public, and an effective psychological intervention can help them to relieve some emotions, such as tension and panic. However, differences in individual environments affect people’s psychological intervention demands and intervention mode choices. Therefore, it is of great theoretical and practical value to analyze and identify the key factors affecting these demands and choices. Based on a nationwide sample of 24,188 respondents from the “Internet Survey of Residents’ Behavioral Changes and Psychological Conditions during the Epidemic”, the different characteristics of public psychological intervention demands and choices under different factors are explored in this paper. The results demonstrate that: (1) the psychological status of Chinese people was relatively stable during the epidemic period, and there were 1016 respondents who had subjective demands for a psychological intervention, (2) age, gender, occupation type, residence, family size, risk perception, psychological status, education level, and fixed expenditure all significantly affect public psychological intervention demands, and (3) risk perception, psychological status, age, gender, and family size will impact the choice of psychological intervention methods. The above results can provide a decision-making basis for the construction of a psychological intervention system in psychological crisis management during the post-epidemic prevention and control period, as well as reference and suggestions for handling psychological stress of similar sudden crisis events in the future.

Keywords: emergency management; mental health; crisis management; psychological intervention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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