Table 1.

Standard multiple regression predicting anxiety symptoms

Predictor	ΔR2	B	SE	LLCIa	ULCIa	β	t	p
Step 1	.118***
Age		−.01	.04	−.08	.07	−.01	−.14	.891
Genderb		2.07	.56	.96	3.18	.25	3.67	<.001
Relationship statusc		.96	.58	−.19	2.11	.11	1.66	.099
Education		−1.04	.29	−1.62	−.46	−.23	−3.56	<.001
Economic status		−.26	.33	−.92	.40	−.06	−.77	.439
Self-rated health		−.15	.31	−.76	.46	−.04	−.49	.622
COVID-19 exposure		.17	.23	−.29	.63	.05	.72	.473
COVID-19 behavioral changes		.16	.11	−.06	.39	.09	1.43	.155
Step 2	.122***
COVID-19 health worries		1.55	.27	1.02	2.08	.36	5.78	<.001
Ageism		1.01	.47	.08	1.94	.13	2.14	.033
Step 3	.019*
COVID-19 health worries × ageism		.52	.22	.09	.95	.15	2.38	.018
Total R²	.259
N	243

^aLower/upper limits for 95% confidence interval for B values.

^bGender: 0 = Male, 1 = Female.

^cRelationship status: 0 = not in a relationship; 1 = in a relationship.

* = p < .05, *** = p < .001.