Table 5.
Results of multiple regression analyses predicting the level of anxiety.
| β | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Background | |||
| Gender | 0.19 | 6.40 | <0.001 |
| Age | 0.21 | 6.93 | <0.001 |
| Education | −0.02 | −0.40 | n.s. |
| Monthly personal income | 0.01 | 0.05 | n.s. |
| Marital status | 0.13 | 4.62 | <0.01 |
| Children | 0.22 | 7.09 | <0.05 |
| Presence of chronic illness | 0.25 | 7.81 | <0.001 |
| General health condition | −0.18 | −6.35 | <0.001 |
| COVID-19-related factors | |||
| Frequency of recommended protective behaviors | 0.20 | 6.89 | <0.001 |
| Perceived risk of infection | 0.38 | 9.55 | <0.001 |
| Perceived severity of the long-term consequences | 0.03 | 0.10 | n.s. |
| Epidemic situation in Poland 2 months in the future | −0.02 | −0.08 | n.s. |
| Relationship between catching COVID-19 and one's own behavior | −0.17 | −5.87 | <0.001 |
| Level of confidence in own physician's ability to diagnose or recognise COVID-19 | −0.01 | −0.05 | n.s. |
| Likelihood of contacting COVID-19 during the current outbreak | 0.28 | 8.40 | <0.001 |
| Likelihood of surviving COVID-19 if infected | 0.05 | 0.11 | n.s. |
| Belief regarding the accuracy of the government's COVID-19 information | 0.00 | 0.05 | n.s. |
| Opinion regarding the government's success in managing the epidemic | −0.00 | −0.06 | n.s. |
| Government's ability to control and manage the epidemic | −0.04 | −0.10 | n.s. |
| Amount of information about COVID-19 | 0.32 | 9.10 | <0.001 |
| Confidence of the information about COVID-19 | −0.07 | −0.14 | n.s. |
Note: β = standardized regression coefficients, t = t-test statistics, p = p value.