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. 2020 Nov 19;11:582720. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.582720

TABLE 2.

Linear regression models predicting intentions toward preventive behaviors.

Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Step Coefficient b SE b* t p b SE b* t p b SE b* t p
Intercept 6.77 0.40 16.97 <0.001 6.91 0.41 17.06 <0.001 3.57 0.76 4.71 <0.001
1: Numeracy Statistical numeracy –0.04 0.05 –0.06 –0.87 0.384 –0.05 0.05 –0.06 –0.90 0.368 –0.04 0.04 –0.05 –0.83 0.409
Subjective numeracy 0.00 0.01 –0.02 –0.32 0.753 0.00 0.01 –0.03 –0.41 0.681 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.19 0.849
Approximate numeracy 0.23 0.09 0.17 2.47 0.014 0.23 0.09 0.17 2.53 0.012 0.12 0.08 0.09 1.57 0.119
2: Interventions Self-efficacy condition –0.11 0.16 –0.05 –0.69 0.488 –0.04 0.14 –0.02 –0.26 0.795
Positive mental imagery condition −0.38 0.16 −0.18 −2.32 0.021 –0.24 0.14 –0.12 –1.72 0.087
Visual aid (Poland) –0.01 0.16 0.00 –0.04 0.970 –0.12 0.14 –0.06 –0.85 0.398
Visual aid (several countries) –0.06 0.16 –0.03 –0.39 0.700 –0.02 0.14 –0.01 –0.17 0.868
3: Responses to COVID-19 Emotional responses to COVID-19 –0.04 0.04 –0.07 –0.95 0.344
Worry—health 0.15 0.06 0.22 2.60 0.010
Worry—restrictions −0.21 0.04 −0.32 −4.77 <0.001
Worry—financial 0.06 0.04 0.10 1.52 0.130
Panic buying 0.02 0.01 0.10 1.82 0.070
Statistics stalking –0.02 0.05 –0.03 –0.42 0.675
Controllability 0.22 0.05 0.26 4.65 <0.001
Risk perception 0.21 0.09 0.18 2.38 0.018
Perceived effectiveness of social distancing 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.49 0.624
COVID-19 forecasts 0.05 0.03 0.11 2.02 0.045
R2 0.03 0.05 0.37

b, unstandardized beta coefficient; b*, standardized beta coefficient. Significant predictors are in bold font.