Table 5.

Regression model predicting participants’ state anxiety

	β	B	SE	t	95% C.I.
Intercept	.004	64.74	2.72	23.80***	[59.40, 70.08]
Emotion regulation	−.18	−2.22	.37	−6.06***	[−2.95, −1.50]
Media exposure	.27	1.53	.49	3.12**	[0.57, 2.50]
Risk perception	.24	.09	.03	3.55***	[0.04, 0.14]
Education	.12	1.18	.30	3.91***	[0.59, 1.77]
Cases per million	−.05	−.005	.003	−1.58	[−0.01, 0.001]
Media exposure × risk perception	−.19	−.01	.007	−1.74	[−0.03, 0.002]
Adj R 2 = .08, p < .001, AIC baseline = 4474.75; AIC model = 4464.46

^* p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.