Table 1.
Result of multilevel models showing which factors coincide with anxiety and optimism about COVID-19.
Factors | Daily anxiety about COVID-19 | Daily optimism about COVID-19 | ||||
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Value | P value | Value | P value | ||
Predictors | ||||||
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Intercept, β (95% CI) | 0.079 (–0.076 to 0.234) | .32 | 0.015 (–0.099 to 0.128) | .80 | |
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New cases in New Jersey, β (95% CI) | 0.021 (0.008 to 0.034) | .002 | –0.004 (–0.024 to 0.017) | .73 | |
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New deaths in New Jersey, β (95% CI) | –0.005 (–0.017 to 0.006) | .37 | –0.015 (–0.033 to 0.004) | .12 | |
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Support regarding COVID-19 from others, β (95% CI) | 0.027 (0.014 to 0.040) | <.001 | 0.348 (0.329 to 0.368) | <.001 | |
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Support regarding COVID-19 from organization, β (95% CI) | 0.008 (–0.005 to 0.021) | .21 | 0.092 (0.073 to 0.112) | <.001 | |
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Frequency of upsetting news regarding COVID-19, β (95% CI) | 0.085 (0.073 to 0.097) | <.001 | –0.010 (–0.029 to 0.009) | .30 | |
Random effects | ||||||
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σ2 | 0.39 | N/Aa | 0.68 | N/A | |
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τ00 | 2.04 Participant | N/A | 0.74 Participant | N/A | |
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Intraclass correlation | 0.84 | N/A | 0.52 | N/A | |
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Marginal R2 / conditional R2 | 0.010 / 0.841 | N/A | 0.152 / 0.593 | N/A |
aN/A: not applicable.