Table 3.

Multiple regression for prediction of emotional reactions towards COVID-19 (N=156)

	Emotional reactions towards COVID-19
Independent variables	B	SEB	β
Gender	0.32	0.18	0.13
Time since initial diagnosis of diabetes	0.12	0.00	0.14
Perceived diabetes status	−0.09	0.16	−0.04
Perceived susceptibility	0.35	0.09	0.30***
Knowledge about COVID-19	0.31	0.13	0.17*
Sense of mastery	−0.51	0.16	−0.27**
R2 (adjusted R2)	0.245***
F(df)	9.41 (6150)

SEB: standard error of B; df: degrees of freedom.

^*p<0.05, ^**p<0.01, ^***p<0.001.

The regression analysis did not include participants who did not complete the questionnaire in its entirety.