Behaviour, Cognition and Emotion of the Public in Beijing towards SARS / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the change of the behaviour, cognition and emotion of the public in Beijing during different prevalence of SARS Method: "Questionnaire on SARS" was designed by authors Through e-mails or websites, 473 valid copies were collected in Beijing Result:Facing with SARS, the public in Beijing faced high pressure from the environment They concerned with the information on SARS very much, and adopted more self-protection behaviours, such as wearing masks, paying more attention on personal hygiene Some people also showed irrational behaviours, such as storing cashes and food, taking the temperature too much times within one day and so on As for the cognition, people thought they should adjust themselves psychologically in order to overcome SARS related problems without being panic When the SARS cases increasing, physical and psychological stricture made people feel more nervous, panic, helpless, angry and pessimistic, as well as less excited, calm and numb The cognition, behaviour and the emotion of Beijing's public varied along with the situation in Beijing and in China