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Patterns of Perceived Harms and Benefits of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Hong Kong Adults: A Latent Profile Analysis

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  • Bo-Wen Chen

    (Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Wei-Jie Gong

    (School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Agnes Yuen-Kwan Lai

    (School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Shirley Man-Man Sit

    (School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
    School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Sai-Yin Ho

    (School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Man-Ping Wang

    (School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Nancy Xiaonan Yu

    (Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

  • Tai-Hing Lam

    (School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused different types of harms and benefits, but the combined patterns of perceived harms and benefits are unclear. We aimed to identify the patterns of perceived harms and benefits of the COVID-19 outbreak and to examine their associations with socio-demographic characteristics, happiness, and changes in smoking and drinking. A population-based cross-sectional online survey was conducted in May 2020 on Hong Kong adults (N = 4520). Patterns of perceived harms and benefits of COVID-19 were identified using latent profile analysis. Their associations with socio-demographic characteristics, happiness, and changes in smoking and drinking were examined using multinomial logistic regression. We identified three distinct patterns: indifferent (66.37%), harm (13.28%), and benefit (20.35%). Compared with the indifferent subgroup, the harm subgroup was younger, less happy, and had increased drinking, and hence might be at higher risk, whereas the benefit subgroup was more likely to be female, live with one or more cohabitants, have postsecondary education, be happier, and have decreased drinking, and could be more adaptive. Future studies can target the harm subgroup to facilitate their positive adjustments.

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  • Bo-Wen Chen & Wei-Jie Gong & Agnes Yuen-Kwan Lai & Shirley Man-Man Sit & Sai-Yin Ho & Man-Ping Wang & Nancy Xiaonan Yu & Tai-Hing Lam, 2022. "Patterns of Perceived Harms and Benefits of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Hong Kong Adults: A Latent Profile Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:7:p:4352-:d:787097
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