Table 2.

Results of mediation analyses

	Depression			Anxiety			Stress
	β (SE)	t	95% CI	β (SE)	t	95% CI	β (SE)	t	95% CI
Mediator: perseverance of effort
Variables
Fear of COVID-19 (c’)	.261 (.057)	4.566**	[.148, .374]	.256 (.044)	5.862**	[.170, .342]	.341 (.052)	6.512*	[.238, .444]
Perseverance of effort (b)	− .375 (.101)	3.717**	[−.574, −.176]	−.020 (.077)	0.269	[−.173, .131]	−.148 (.092)	1.603	[−.330, .034]
Indirect effect	−.025 (.020)		[−.070, .007]	−.001 (.006)		[−.017, .008]	−.001 (.010)		[−.036, .004]
Mediator: consistency of interest
Variables
Fear of COVID-19 (c’)	.195 (.058)	3.343**	[ .080, .309]	.240 (.044)	5.341**	[.148, .320]	.302 (.053)	5.741**	[.198, .405]
Consistency of interest (b)	− .404 (.116)	3.502**	[−.632, −.177]	−.200 (.087)	2.304*	[ −.371, −.029]	−.285 (.104)	2.736**	[−.491, −.080]
Indirect effect	.042 (.021)		[.008, .088]	.021 (.013)		[.001, .050]	.030 (.016)		[.004, .066]
	Perseverance of effort			Consistency of interest
	β (SE)	t	95% CI	β (SE)	t	95% CI
Fear of COVID-19 (a)	.066 (.038)	1.739	[−.009, .140]	−.103 (0.33)	3.120*	[−.169, −.038]

*p < .05, **p < .01