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. 2020 May 28;74:102248. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102248

Table 3.

Hierarchical regression analyses of media content on psychological outcomes (N = 917).

Positive affect
Negative affect
Depression
Anxiety
Stress
R² change β R² change β R² change β R² change β R² change β
Step 1: .040 .037 .089 .042 .061
Age (years) .127*** −.153*** −.141*** −.116** −.071
Marital status .031 .074* −.014 .005 .021
Sex −.048 .035 −.089** −.029 −.081*
Family reunion .008 .001 .040 .051 .075*
Family relationship .122*** −.128*** −.240*** −.160*** −.219***
Step 2: .123 .083*** .128 .091*** .104 .015* .054 .012 .078 .017*
Age (years) .079* −.177*** −.130*** −.126*** −.075*
Marital status .043 .066 −.018 .005 .015
Sex −.095** −.025 −.091** −.041 −.101**
Family reunion .005 .004 .045 .050 .076*
Family relationship .099** −.132*** −.236*** −.166*** −.220***
Severity of the outbreak −.095* .081* .057 .028 .061
Knowledge of disease1 .053 −.028 −.089* −.071 −.056
Speeches from experts2 .150*** .135** −.070 .081 .066
Information from acquaintances .002 .076* .032 .017 .054
Reports from hospitals .018 .148*** .092* .014 .053
People being heroic .176*** −.008 −.008 .038 −.028

Note: *p <0.05; **p <0.01; ***p <0.001. All partial regression coefficients are standardized. Sex: 1 = male, 2 = female. 1Knowledge of the disease and prevention. 2Speeches from experts and the authorities.