Research Article
Trust in Medical Professionals Moderates Depression in Hong Kong during COVID-19
Table 1
Participant demographic characteristics and descriptive results of variables.
(a) |
| | Count (%) | PHQ-9 mean (SD) | -test/-test | Sig. |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 391 (48.7%) | 6.68 (7.76) | 2.162 | .031 | | Female | 412 (51.3%) | 5.61 (6.18) | | | | Age | | | | | | 18-34 | 175 (21.8%) | 5.49 (6.88) | 6.87 | .001 | | 35-54 | 266 (33.1%) | 5.20 (6.19) | | | | 55 and above | 362 (45.1%) | 7.13 (7.51) | | | | Educational attainment | | | | | | Lower secondary or below | 262 (32.6%) | 8.02 (7.97) | 14.52 | <.001 | | Upper secondary | 355 (44.2%) | 5.20 (6.07) | | | | Diploma/degree or above | 186 (23.2%) | 5.26 (6.74) | | | | Economic activity status | | | | | | Active | 496 (61.8%) | 5.57 (7.03) | -2.89 | .004 | | Inactive | 307 (38.2%) | 7.04 (6.89) | | |
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(b) |
| | Mean (SD) |
| | Awareness—perceived severity of COVID-19 | 4.27 (.80) | | Awareness—concern over COVID-19 | 3.75 (.97) | | Awareness—current experience with COVID-19 | 1.92 (1.13) | | Awareness—previous experience with past pandemics | 1.56 (1.08) | | Awareness—perceived risk of being infected by COVID-19 | 2.96 (.97) | | Hassles | 3.37 (.68) | | Trust in authority | 4.79 (2.22) | | Trust in medical professionals | 6.06 (2.19) |
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