Background: The present study is aims to investigate the prevalence and determinants of depression and anxiety among the general population in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China. Methods: A cross-sectional self-report survey methodology was used to gather the following data from Chinese citizens: sociodemographic information, physical and mental health disorder history, daily online time, social media exposure, feeling toward social media exposure, perception of the disease, infection cases in the local area, and previous experiences with stressful life incidents. Levels of anxiety and depression were self-reported employing the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item scale, respectively. Results: Among the 6130 participants, the prevalence of anxiety and depression was 7.1 and 12%, respectively. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that psychological disturbances were associated with gender, people with religious background, being a medical professional, having physical or mental health disease, difficulty accessing medical aids, experience with traumatic incidents, the perceived possibility of sequelae after being cured of COVID-19, daily online time, the source of the information relevant to COVID-19, frequency of receiving information regarding COVID-19, and negative feelings triggered by social media. Conclusions: There needs to be a consistent message from authorities to reduce the panic and confusion of the public, and to decrease public exposure to persistently negative information. It is necessary to help people transform their negative experiences into positive changes especially for individuals with physical illness, individuals with mental health disorders, and medical professionals.

Objectives The present study explored the factors that influenced the likelihood of 503 Chinese gay men’s choice of coming out in different social relationships in a Chinese cultural context. Methods The current study reports on data from a cross-sectional survey analyzing the relationships between the choice of coming out of a homosexual individual’s social relationships and its relation to demographics, internalized homophobia, sexual self-label, and attendance at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) center activity using a multivariate logistic regression model. Results Other-oriented identity was a predictor of outness to close friends, friends, relatives, and colleagues. The greater the frequency of attendance to LGBT center activities, the more likely the participants were to choose to come out to their parents, relative, and friends. Other demographic data, such as age, education, number of siblings, and partnership, are also factors related to outness in different social relationships. Conclusions The factors related to coming out are varied in different social relationships, which implies that individuals use different principles in different social relationships. The present study provides further evidence that mental health professionals should work with LGBT centers to help homosexual individuals with their identity development and to develop individualized assistance strategies based on different social relationships.