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Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of ‘new normal’ lifestyles, economic and social distribution, and individuals’ well-being of people in China after the country ease the lockdown restriction. METHODS: A cross-sectional, self-administered onl...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429670 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S320448 |
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author | Lin, Xu Lin, Yulan Hu, Zhijian Alias, Haridah Wong, Li Ping |
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description | PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of ‘new normal’ lifestyles, economic and social distribution, and individuals’ well-being of people in China after the country ease the lockdown restriction. METHODS: A cross-sectional, self-administered online survey was carried out between 3 September and 15 October 2020. RESULTS: A total of 8393 complete responses were received from a nationwide sample. Poor sustainability in the practice of “new norm” was reported. Noteworthy disparities were observed in willingness to carry out “new normal” practices by gender, urban-rural locality, non-Han and Han Chinese and educational attainment. There was evidence of economic and social disruption associated with COVID-19 or “new normal” practices. The current mean (±standard deviation [SD]) happiness score (110.45 ± 17.55) was slightly lower than the mean happiness score before (111.12 ± 17.83) the COVID-19 pandemic (t= −9.01, p<0.001). Lower socioeconomic status and greater economic and social disruptions were associated with lower current happiness scores. Moreover, greater willingness to adapt to “new normal” practices was associated with higher levels of happiness. CONCLUSION: There is a need to encourage sustainable practice of new norm post-pandemic. Segments of the public continue to experience significant economic and social effects and the post-pandemic ‘new norms’ remain at risk of leading to psychological consequences. |
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spelling | pubmed-83788952021-08-23 Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era Lin, Xu Lin, Yulan Hu, Zhijian Alias, Haridah Wong, Li Ping Risk Manag Healthc Policy Original Research PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the practice of ‘new normal’ lifestyles, economic and social distribution, and individuals’ well-being of people in China after the country ease the lockdown restriction. METHODS: A cross-sectional, self-administered online survey was carried out between 3 September and 15 October 2020. RESULTS: A total of 8393 complete responses were received from a nationwide sample. Poor sustainability in the practice of “new norm” was reported. Noteworthy disparities were observed in willingness to carry out “new normal” practices by gender, urban-rural locality, non-Han and Han Chinese and educational attainment. There was evidence of economic and social disruption associated with COVID-19 or “new normal” practices. The current mean (±standard deviation [SD]) happiness score (110.45 ± 17.55) was slightly lower than the mean happiness score before (111.12 ± 17.83) the COVID-19 pandemic (t= −9.01, p<0.001). Lower socioeconomic status and greater economic and social disruptions were associated with lower current happiness scores. Moreover, greater willingness to adapt to “new normal” practices was associated with higher levels of happiness. CONCLUSION: There is a need to encourage sustainable practice of new norm post-pandemic. Segments of the public continue to experience significant economic and social effects and the post-pandemic ‘new norms’ remain at risk of leading to psychological consequences. Dove 2021-08-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8378895/ /pubmed/34429670 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S320448 Text en © 2021 Lin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Lin, Xu Lin, Yulan Hu, Zhijian Alias, Haridah Wong, Li Ping Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era |
title | Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era |
title_full | Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era |
title_fullStr | Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era |
title_full_unstemmed | Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era |
title_short | Practice of New Normal Lifestyles, Economic and Social Disruption, and Level of Happiness Among General Public in China in the Post-COVID-19 Era |
title_sort | practice of new normal lifestyles, economic and social disruption, and level of happiness among general public in china in the post-covid-19 era |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429670 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S320448 |
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