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. 2020 Dec 31;15(12):e0244809. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244809

Table 4. Predictors of affect.

  PANAS-Positive PANAS-Negative
  Coefficient (95% CI) Effect Size (95% CI) Coefficient (95% CI) Effect Size (95% CI)
Socio Demographic Predictors
Sex
    Male Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Female -1.19 (-1.57, -0.81) -0.15 (-0.19, -0.10) 1.22 (0.85, 1.56) 0.16 (0.11, 0.21)
Age 0.09 (0.07, 0.11) 0.15 (0.12, 0.19) -0.08 (-0.10, -0.06) -0.15 (-0.18, -0.11)
Employment
    Working (full time) Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Working (part time) -0.41 (-0.86, 0.03) -0.05 (-0.11, 0.00) 0.17 (-0.26, 0.61) 0.02 (-0.03, 0.08)
    Unemployed -1.13 (-1.59, -0.66) -0.14 (-0.20, -0.08) 0.72 (0.27, 1.17) 0.10 (0.04, 0.15)
    On parental leave -0.24 (-1.31, 0.84) -0.03 (-0.16, 0.11) 0.68 (-0.36, 1.72) 0.09 (-0.05, 0.23)
    Retired -1.12 (-2.06, -0.18) -0.14 (-0.26, -0.02) -0.28 (-1.19, 0.63) -0.04 (-0.16, 0.08)
Education
    Primary School Ref Ref Ref Ref
    High School 1.83 (0.06, 3.61) 0.23 (0.01, 0.46) -2.16 (-3.87, -0.44) -0.29 (-0.51, -0.06)
    Some College/University 1.66 (-0.12, 3.43) 0.21 (-0.02, 0.43) -1.75 (-3.47, -0.04) -0.24 (-0.46, -0.01)
    Graduated from College/University 1.98 (0.22, 3.73) 0.25 (0.03, 0.47) -2.21 (-3.90, -0.51) -0.30 (-0.52, -0.07)
    Master/Postgraduate 2.41 (0.65, 4.44) 0.30 (0.08, 0.53) -2.53 (-4.23, -0.83) -0.35 (-0.57, -0.12)
    Doctoral level 2.62 (0.79, 4.44) 0.33 (0.10, 0.56) -2.09 (-3.85, -0.34) -0.28 (-0.51, -0.04)
    Other 1.87 (-0.11, 3.84) 0.24 (-0.01, 0.48) -1.61 (-3.52, 0.29) -0.21 (-0.47, 0.04)
Marital status
    Single Ref Ref Ref Ref
    In a relationship/engaged 0.43 (-0.05, 0.90) 0.05 (-0.01, 0.12) -0.12 (-0.58, 0.35) -0.02 (-0.08, 0.05)
    Married 0.32 (-0.31, 0.95) 0.04 (-0.04, 0.12) -0.43 (-1.04, 0.17) -0.06 (-0.14, 0.02)
    Divorced 0.37 (-0.48, 1.22) 0.05 (-0.06, 0.16) -0.89 (-1.71, -0.07) -0.12 (-0.23, -0.01)
    Widower -0.22 (-1.79, 1.36) -0.03 (-0.23, 0.17) -0.65 (-2.18, 0.86) -0.09 (-0.29, 0.11)
    Other -0.18 (-1.58, 1.22) -0.02 (-0.20, 0.16) -0.70 (-2.04, 0.65) -0.09 (-0.27, 0.09)
Living situation
    Live alone Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Live with parents 0.39 (-0.21, 1.00) 0.05 (-0.03, 0.13) -0.01 (-0.56, 0.60) -0.00 (-0.08, 0.08)
    Live with one of parents -0.31 (-1.13, 0.51) -0.04 (-0.14, 0.06) 0.49 (-0.29, 1.28) 0.07 (-0.04, 0.17)
    Live with my own family 0.69 (0.09, 1.29) 0.09 (0.01, 0.16) -0.49 (-1.06, 0.09) -0.06 (-0.14, 0.01)
    Live with friends/roommates 1.13 (0.33, 1.93) 0.14 (0.04, 0.25) 0.15 (-0.62, 0.91) 0.02 (-0.08, 0.12)
Having children
    Yes Ref Ref Ref Ref
    No -0.61 (-1.11, -0.11) -0.07 (-0.14, -0.01) -1.23 (-1.71, -0.75) -0.16 (-0.22, -0.10)
Lockdown predictors
Weeks in quarantine /self-isolation 0.03 (-0.03, 0.09) 0.01 (-0.01, 0.04) 0.06 (-0.01, 0.11) 0.02 (0.00, 0.05)
Leave for work
    No Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Once only 0.75 (0.06, 1.44) 0.10 (0.01, 0.19) -0.48 (-1.13, 0.18) -0.06 (-0.15, 0.02)
    A couple of times 1.21 (0.74, 1.67) 0.16 (0.10, 0.22) -0.73 (-1.17, -0.29) -0.10 (-0.16, -0.04)
    More than 3 times per week 1.68 (1.18, 2.17) 0.22 (0.15, 0.28) -0.84 (-1.31, -0.37) -0.11 (-0.18, -0.05)
Changes in finance
    Have gotten better Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Stayed about the same -0.56 (-1.20, 7.95) -0.07 (-0.15, 0.01) 0.33 (-0.28, 0.941.23) 0.05 (-0.04, 0.13)
    Have gotten worse -1.03 (-1.71, -0.36) -0.13 (-0.21, -0.04) 1.75 (1.10, 2.40) 0.24 (0.15, 0.33)
Obtain all basic supplies
    Yes Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Νο -1.34 (-2.09, -0.60) -0.17 (-0.26, -0.08) 1.60 (0.89, 2.31) 0.21 (0.12, 0.30)
Inner living space (m2) 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) 0.07 (0.04, 0.09) -0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) -0.00 (-0.03, 0.02)
Outer space (m2) 0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) 0.03 (-0.02, 0.03) -0.00 (-0.00, 0.00) -0.02 (-0.05, 0.00)
Social Predictors
Family Functioning Score -0.81 (-0.90, -0.73) -0.19 (-0.21, -0.17) 0.87 (0.79, 0.96) 0.21 (0.19, 0.23)
Perceived Social support
    Low Ref Ref Ref Ref
    Moderate 3.11 (2.73, 3.49) 0.39 (0.34, 0.44) -1.92 (-2.290, -1.54) -0.22 (-0.27, -0.18)
    High 5.69 (5.23, 6.16) 0.71 (0.65, 0.77) -2.74(-3.20, -2.29) -0.32 (-0.37, -0.27)
Psychological Predictors
    Mindfulness 0.59 (0.54, 0.64) 0.23 (0.21, 0.25) -0.50 (-0.55, -0.45) -0.21 (-0.23, -0.18)
    Psychological Flexibility 0.77 (0.74, 0.81) 0.39 (0.37, 0.41) -0.62 (-0.66, -0.58) -0.33 (-0.35, -0.31)

Note: Effect size interpretation: tiny (0–0.05); very small (0.05–0.10); small (0.10–0.20); medium (0.20–0.30); large (0.30–0.40); very large (>.40); Color code: light green–dark green (tiny–very large positive effect); light red–dark red (tiny–very large negative effect).