TABLE 3.

Summary of hierarchical regression analyses for variables predicting preferred interpersonal differences.

Dependent variable	Social distance (stranger)					Personal distance (acquaintance)					Intimate distance (close person)
Predictors:	β	t	sr	R2	ΔR2	β	t	sr	R2	ΔR2	β	t	sr	R2	ΔR2
Step 1
Gender	0.030	0.68	0.030	0.032	0.032	0.071	1.64	0.071	0.032	0.032	0.112	2.49*	0.112	0.019	0.019
Age	0.105	2.36**	0.103			0.167	3.77***	0.164			0.045	0.99	0.044
Settlement population size	0.067	0.96	0.042			0.016	0.23	0.010			–0.054	–0.77	–0.034
Household size	0.103	2.29**	0.100			0.021	0.46	0.020			–0.016	–0.34	–0.015
Geographical location	0.129	1.88*	0.082			–0.009	–0.13	–0.006			–0.004	–0.05	–0.002
Step 2
Gender	–0.009	–0.22	–0.009	0.152	0.120	0.032	0.77	0.032	0.152	0.12	0.080	1.82	0.079	0.085	0.067
Age	0.049	1.15	0.047			0.105	2.48*	0.102			–0.002	–0.035	–0.002
Settlement population size	0.047	0.72	0.029			–0.004	–0.06	–0.002			–0.065	–0.95	–0.041
Household size	0.094	2.21*	0.090			0.015	0.35	0.014			–0.021	–0.47	–0.021
Geographical location	0.128	1.97*	0.081			–0.007	–0.12	–0.005			–0.008	–0.11	–0.005
Germ aversion	0.222	4.85***	0.198			0.193	4.20***	0.172			0.121	2.52*	0.110
Perceived infectability	0.048	1.11	0.045			0.022	0.51	0.021			0.022	0.47	0.021
Pathogen disgust	0.029	0.65	0.027			0.018	0.39	0.016			0.067	1.42	0.062
COVID-19 anxiety scale	0.186	4.09***	0.167			0.231	5.08***	0.208			0.171	3.57**	0.155

***p < 0.001. **p < 0.01. *p < 0.05.