The psychological distress and coping styles in the early stages of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic in the general mainland Chinese population: A web-based survey

Huiyao Wang; Qian Xia; Zhenzhen Xiong; Zhixiong Li; Weiyi Xiang; Yiwen Yuan; Yaya Liu; Zhe Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233410

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The psychological distress and coping styles in the early stages of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic in the general mainland Chinese population: A web-based survey

Huiyao Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Huiyao Wang, Qian Xia

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation The Mental Health Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Qian Xia ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Huiyao Wang, Qian Xia

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

Affiliation The Mental Health Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhenzhen Xiong,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliation School of Nursing, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhixiong Li,

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation The Third Department of Clinical Psychology, Karamay Municipal People’s Hospital, Karamay, Xinjiang, China
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Weiyi Xiang,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation The West China College of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Yiwen Yuan,

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation The Mental Health Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Yaya Liu,

Roles Validation

Affiliations The Mental Health Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Zun Yi Psychiatric Hospital, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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Zhe Li

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: jay_li@163.com

Affiliation The Mental Health Center and National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8233-7149

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The psychological distress and coping styles in the early stages of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic in the general mainland Chinese population: A web-based survey

Huiyao Wang,
Qian Xia,
Zhenzhen Xiong,
Zhixiong Li,
Weiyi Xiang,
Yiwen Yuan,
Yaya Liu,
Zhe Li

Published: May 14, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233410

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