The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically threatened the post-secondary education setting. It is crucial to understand the factors that potentially affect college students' COVID-19 responses, such as risk awareness, knowledge of the disease, and pandemic preparedness. However, there is insufficie...
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically threatened the post-secondary education setting. It is crucial to understand the factors that potentially affect college students' COVID-19 responses, such as risk awareness, knowledge of the disease, and pandemic preparedness. However, there is insufficient literature on whether family characteristics contribute to students' COVID-19 responses. Leveraging the data from self-administrated survey – titled College Students' Epidemic Preparedness in the Post-COVID-19 Era (CSEPPCE), we find that students from high-income families were more likely to have a greater awareness of risk and better knowledge of COVID-19. Additionally, students whose parents were employed by the government had a higher probability of knowing COVID-19 symptoms and wearing masks. However, the relationships among risk awareness, knowledge, and family income did not meaningfully vary by sex or ethnicity. Implications and future directions are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab17e2f1b95347b896a301cbaeb86dad2022-12-22T02:56:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-05-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.873696873696The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in ChinaTeng Zhao0Qiang Su1Qiang Su2Xinye Hu3Zhejiang Academy of Higher Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, ChinaZhejiang Academy of Higher Education, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, ChinaInstitute of Higher Education, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, ChinaCenter for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesThe COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically threatened the post-secondary education setting. It is crucial to understand the factors that potentially affect college students' COVID-19 responses, such as risk awareness, knowledge of the disease, and pandemic preparedness. However, there is insufficient literature on whether family characteristics contribute to students' COVID-19 responses. Leveraging the data from self-administrated survey – titled College Students' Epidemic Preparedness in the Post-COVID-19 Era (CSEPPCE), we find that students from high-income families were more likely to have a greater awareness of risk and better knowledge of COVID-19. Additionally, students whose parents were employed by the government had a higher probability of knowing COVID-19 symptoms and wearing masks. However, the relationships among risk awareness, knowledge, and family income did not meaningfully vary by sex or ethnicity. Implications and future directions are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.873696/fullCOVID-19family characteristicsdisaster responsesundergraduate studentssex and ethnicity |
| spellingShingle | Teng Zhao Qiang Su Qiang Su Xinye Hu The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China Frontiers in Public Health COVID-19 family characteristics disaster responses undergraduate students sex and ethnicity |
| title | The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_full | The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_fullStr | The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_short | The Relationships Between Family Characteristics and Undergraduate Students' COVID-19 Responses: A Cross-Sectional Study in China |
| title_sort | relationships between family characteristics and undergraduate students covid 19 responses a cross sectional study in china |
| topic | COVID-19 family characteristics disaster responses undergraduate students sex and ethnicity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.873696/full |
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