Table 3.

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

	Positive affect			Negative affect			Depression			Anxiety			Stress
	R²	R² change	β	R²	R² change	β	R²	R² change	β	R²	R² change	β	R²	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.