Table 5.

Summary of hierarchical regression analysis of variables predicting perceived stress among students during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 358).

			95% CI
Variable	B	SE B	LL	UL	Β	t	p
Model 1
Gender a	−2.62	0.66	−3.51	−1.10	−0.21	−3.97	<0.001
Model 2
Gender a	−2.61	0.65	−3.52	−1.15	−0.21	−4.02	<0.001
Physical activity b	−3.17	0.94	−5.07	−1.37	−0.17	−3.38	0.001
Model 3
Gender a	−2.28	0.65	−3.22	−0.85	−0.18	−3.52	<0.001
Physical activity b	−2.76	0.93	−4.63	−0.96	−0.15	−2.97	0.003
Perception of COVID-19 impact	0.24	0.07	0.11	0.38	0.17	3.36	0.001
Model 4
Gendera	−0.86	0.58	−1.75	0.33	−0.07	−1.15	0.136
Physical activity b	−2.06	0.81	−3.68	−0.51	−0.11	−2.54	0.011
Perception of COVID-19 impact	0.06	0.06	−0.03	0.21	0.04	0.92	0.357
Satisfaction with Life	−0.08	0.04	−0.16	0.01	−0.08	−1.85	0.065
Generalized anxiety disorder	0.58	0.06	2.58	3.77	0.49	10.08	<0.001

Note. R² = 0.04 for model 1, p < 0.001; R² ∆ = 0.03 for model 2, p = 0.001; R² ∆ = 0.03 for model 3, p = 0.001; R² ∆ = 0.22 for model 4, p < 0.001; total R² = 0.32, p < 0.001. ^a Gender was coded women = 1, men = 2. ^b Physical activity was coded inactive = 0, active = 1.