Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T13 |
0-2 |
Sentence |
denotes |
1. |
T14 |
3-15 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Introduction |
T15 |
16-199 |
Sentence |
denotes |
COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) is a highly infectious disease with a long incubation period which was caused by Sars-Cov-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) [1]. |
T16 |
200-337 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The number of COVID-19 patients increased dramatically due to hundreds of millions of people traveling during the Spring Festival period. |
T17 |
338-547 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The severity of COVID-19 had been underestimated until the National Health Commission classified it as a B type infectious disease officially and took actions to fight against this disease on 20 January, 2020. |
T18 |
548-696 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Ever since then, epidemic prevention was comprehensively upgraded and marked the real beginning of universal concern, indicating widespread impacts. |
T19 |
697-905 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The uncertainty and low predictability of COVID-19 not only threaten people’s physical health, but also affect people’s mental health, especially in terms of emotions and cognition, as many theories indicate. |
T20 |
906-1107 |
Sentence |
denotes |
According to Behavioral Immune System (BIS) theory [2], people are likely to develop negative emotions (e.g., aversion, anxiety, etc.) [3,4] and negative cognitive assessment [5,6] for self-protection. |
T21 |
1108-1312 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Faced with potential disease threat, people tend to develop avoidant behaviors (e.g., avoid contact with people who have pneumonia-like symptoms) [7] and obey social norms strictly (e.g., conformity) [8]. |
T22 |
1313-1473 |
Sentence |
denotes |
According to stress theory [9] and perceived risk theory [10], public health emergencies trigger more negative emotions and affect cognitive assessment as well. |
T23 |
1474-1570 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These negative emotions keep people away from potential pathogens when it refers to the disease. |
T24 |
1571-1719 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, long-term negative emotions may reduce the immune function of people and destroy the balance of their normal physiological mechanisms [11]. |
T25 |
1720-1903 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Meanwhile, individuals may overreact to any disease in case of less appropriate guidance from authorities, which may result in excessively avoidant behaviors and blind conformity [8]. |
T26 |
1904-2019 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Therefore, it is essential to understand the potential psychological changes caused by COVID-19 in a timely manner. |
T27 |
2020-2334 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Since psychological changes caused by public health emergencies can be reflected directly in emotions and cognition [3,4,5,6], we can monitor psychological changes in time through emotional (e.g., negative emotions and positive emotions) and cognitive indicators (e.g., social risk judgment and life satisfaction). |
T28 |
2335-2580 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The emotions and cognition are usually measured by retrospective questionnaires, such as Oxford Happiness Inventory (OHI) [12], Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) [13], Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) [14], and Likert Type Attitude Scale [15,16]. |
T29 |
2581-2877 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, at the time of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, it was very difficult to conduct a traditional paper survey in the affected areas; online surveys rely on the cooperation of participants, and it is difficult to meet the requirements in time, and even brings extra burdens for participants. |
T30 |
2878-3030 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Since we did not know the time of COVID-19 declaration, it was impossible to measure people’s emotions and cognition by a traditional survey in advance. |
T31 |
3031-3134 |
Sentence |
denotes |
There may be a certain deviation when requiring people to recall their mental state a week or more ago. |
T32 |
3135-3269 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Weibo data is emerging as a key online medium and data source for researchers to understand this social problem in a non-invasive way. |
T33 |
3270-3385 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Sina Weibo is a leading Chinese Online Social Networks (OSN) with more than 462 million active daily users in 2019. |
T34 |
3386-3504 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These users use Weibo functions (e.g., reply, @function) to interact with each other, forming rich user behavior data. |
T35 |
3505-3810 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The aim of this study is to explore the impacts of public health emergency COVID-19 on people’s mental health, to assist policy makers to develop actionable policies, and help clinical practitioners (e.g., social workers, psychiatrists, and psychologists) provide services to affected populations in time. |