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. 2020 Aug 26;63(1):e81. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.81

Table 5.

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses of demographic, risk and vulnerability factors, exposure to COVID-19, and COVID-19 related worry and mental health variables.

Independent variables Dependent variables
Depression Anxiety Insomnia
ΔR2 β ΔR2 β ΔR2 β
Block 1: Demographic variables 0.138*** 0.138*** 0.055***
  Age −0.95** −0.130*** −0.007
  Marital status a −0.084** −0.029 −0.052
  Children under 18 −0.043 −0.036 −0.036
  Work status b −0.042 −0.007 0.011
  Education c −0.046 −0.045 −0.019
  Income d 0.014 −0.012 −0.040
  Place of residence e 0.004 0.020 0.002
Block 2: Risk and vulnerability factors 0.269*** 0.257*** 0.187***
  Physical risk factors −0.001 0.015 0.000
  General health status f −0.154*** −0.082** −0.105***
  History of mental health problems 0.307*** 0.327*** 0.237***
  Household include other person at risk 0.043* 0.062** 0.032
Block 3: Exposure to COVID-19 0.05*** 0.04*** 0.069***
  COVID-19 symptoms 0.217*** 0.173*** 0.264***
Block 4: COVID-19 related worries 0.043*** 0.078*** 0.028***
  Worry about own health 0.039 0.106*** 0.061*
  Worry about family and friends’ health 0.065** 0.120*** 0.061*
  Worry about own economy 0.163*** 0.165*** 0.118***
  Worry about global economy 0.055* 0.06** 0.028
a

Marital status categorized into being single versus not being single (i.e., married/in a relationship, separated/divorced, and widowed).

b

Work status categorized into unstable economy (i.e., unemployment, sick leave, working part-time and student) versus stable economy (i.e., working full time, parental leave, and retired).

c

Education as categorized into lower-level education (i.e., presecondary and secondary education) versus higher level education (i.e., undergraduate and graduate education).

d

Income as categorized into lower level income (i.e., lower middle-income and middle income) versus higher level income (i.e., upper middle-income and high-income).

e

Place of residence as categorized into living in an apartment versus not living in an apartment (i.e., living in the countryside, villa in the suburbs, and in the city).

f

General health status as categorized into good versus poor health status.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001.