How Do Perceived Social Support

and Community Social Network

Alleviate Psychological Distress

During COVID-19 Lockdown? The

Mediating Role of Residents’

Epidemic Prevention Capability

Xu Zhao1, Aolan Jin1* and Bin Hu2

1 College of Economics and Management, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China, 2 School of Management,

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Aim: Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, China adopted community

isolation management measures. During the “lockdown” period, urban communities

were the most basic prevention and control unit for the epidemic. The effectiveness of

community epidemic prevention directly affects the spread of the virus and social stability.

Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the status quo and influencing factors of

psychological distress.

Methods: For this study, 1,430 community households were randomly selected in key

cities affected by the epidemic, and a questionnaire survey was administered during

the lockdown period. A structural equation model was used to analyse the influencing

factors of community epidemic prevention effects. A total of 1,326 valid questionnaires