Table 10.
Summary of hierarchical regression analysis of variables predicting anxiety (GAD-7).
| Anxiety (GAD-7) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step | Predictor | β | B | Basis |
| Step 1 | ||||
| (forced entry) | Gender + | 0.122 | 1.544 | 1.323 |
| Year of study | 0.16 | 0.515 | 0.335 | |
| ∆R2 | 0.036 | |||
| Step 2 | ||||
| (stepwise) | Gender | −0.017 | −0.219 | 2.776 |
| Year of Study | 0.002 | 0.005 | 1.163 | |
| Worry about getting COVID-19 | 0.560 *** | 4.799 | 0.298 | |
| ∆R2 | 0.275 *** | |||
| Step 3 | ||||
| (stepwise) | Gender | −0.007 | −0.091 | 1.124 |
| Year of Study | −0.07 | −0.226 | 0.3 | |
| Worry about getting COVID-19 | 0.410 *** | 3.508 | 0.911 | |
| Worry about friends and family getting COVID-19 | 0.294 ** | 2.37 | 0.87 | |
| ∆R2 | 0.054 ** | |||
| Step 4 | ||||
| (stepwise) | Gender | −0.654 | 1.05 | −0.051 |
| Year of Study | −0.412 | 0.281 | −0.128 | |
| Worry about getting COVID-19 | 3.361 | 0.843 | 0.393 | |
| Worry about friends and family getting COVID-19 | 2.28 | 0.805 | 0.283 | |
| Satisfied with the way in which information was communicated to me. | 2.743 | 0.691 | 0.323 | |
| ∆R2 | 0.098 *** | |||
| (Constant) | 2.047 ** | 3.086 | ||
R2 = 0.462, adjusted R2 = 0.431; Note: n = 93, p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001; Excluded variables: overall satisfaction with information received through programme, gained knowledge through the programme, confidence in the test outcome. + male is the referent group.