Table 3. Regression Models Testing Psychological Factors Associated With Adolescent Social Distancing and Disinfecting During COVID-19a.
| Factor | Social distancingb | Disinfecting behaviorsc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unstandardized regression coefficient, B (SE) | β Estimate (95% CI) | P valued | Unstandardized regression coefficient, B (SE) | β Estimate (95% CI) | P valued | |
| Intercept | 4.03 (0.38) | −0.00 (−0.07 to 0.07) | >.99 | 0.30 (0.59) | −0.00 (−0.07 to 0.07) | >.99 |
| Female | 0.17 (0.06) | 0.11 (0.04 to 0.18) | <.001 | 0.15 (0.09) | 0.06 (−0.01 to 0.13) | .08 |
| Age | −0.02 (0.02) | −0.04 (−0.11 to 0.03) | .23 | 0.05 (0.03) | 0.06 (−0.01 to 0.12) | .10 |
| White | −0.24 (0.06) | −0.16 (−0.23 to −0.08) | <.001 | −0.02 (0.09) | −0.01 (−0.08 to 0.06) | .82 |
| Hispanic | −0.02 (0.06) | −0.01 (−0.09 to 0.06) | .75 | 0.26 (0.10) | 0.09 (0.02 to 0.17) | .01 |
| Family financial strain | 0.03 (0.03) | 0.03 (−0.04 to 0.10) | .38 | 0.09 (0.05) | 0.07 (−0.01 to 0.14) | .07 |
| Parents’ educational level | −0.01 (0.04) | −0.01 (−0.08 to 0.07) | .85 | −0.07 (0.05) | −0.04 (−0.12 to 0.03) | .23 |
| Ideology | 0.04 (0.02) | 0.07 (−0.00 to 0.14) | .07 | −0.05 (0.03) | −0.05 (−0.12 to 0.02) | .17 |
| COVID-19 severity | 0.09 (0.02) | 0.18 (0.10 to 0.25) | <.001 | 0.13 (0.03) | 0.16 (0.08 to 0.23) | <.001 |
| Social responsibility | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.02 (−0.05 to 0.10) | .53 | 0.34 (0.05) | 0.24 (0.17 to 0.32) | <.001 |
| Social trust | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.02 (−0.05 to 0.09) | .65 | −0.04 (0.03) | −0.05 (−0.12 to 0.02) | .13 |
| Self-interest | −0.06 (0.03) | −0.08 (−0.15 to −0.01) | .02 | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.05 (−0.02 to 0.12) | .13 |
Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.
a
Includes 770 survey respondents.
b
R2 = 0.094; adjusted R2 = 0.081.
c
R2 = 0.128; adjusted R2 = 0.115.
d
Calculated using multiple regressions.