Table 4.

Regression analysis predicting excessive avoidance from demographic, health-related, and belief variables.

Predictor	Tolerance	Beta	f2
Age	.72	−0.12***	.01
Female sex	.89	0.08***	.01
United States (vs. Canadian) resident	.95	−0.10***	.01
Asian ancestry	.96	−0.03**	.00
Unemployed	.94	−0.02	.00
College education	.95	0.05***	.00
Occupational risk of exposure to COVID-19	.97	−0.05***	.00
Beliefs about the dangers of COVID-19	.91	0.37***	.16b
Belief that COVID-19 threat is exaggerated	.69	−0.13***	.01
Belief in robust personal health	.66	−0.06***	.00
Pre-existing general medical condition	.81	0.00	.00
Pre-existing mental health condition	.87	0.04***	.00

Note: a = small effect, b = medium effect, c = large effect.

*p < .01, **p < .005, *** p < .001.