Table 2.
Determinants of Fear of COVID-19. Findings of Multiple Linear Regressions (Second Column: With Listwise Deletion, n=101; Third Column: With Full-Information Maximum Likelihood, n=150)
| Independent Variables | Fear of COVID-19 (Using Listwise Deletion) | Fear of COVID-19 (Using Full-Information Maximum Likelihood) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender: - Female (Ref.: Male) | 0.18 (0.22) | 0.22 (0.18) |
| Age | −0.01* (0.01) | −0.01* (0.01) |
| Family status: - Widowed/Divorced/Married, living separated from spouse (Ref.: Single) | 0.07 (0.18) | −0.00 (0.16) |
| Education: - Secondary/tertiary education (Ref.: Primary education) | 0.12 (0.17) | 0.16 (0.14) |
| Country of origin: - Neighboring country (Germany) | 0.18 (0.24) | 0.33+ (0.20) |
| - Other country | −0.15 (0.18) | −0.14 (0.17) |
| Alcohol consume: - Presence of chronic alcohol consume (CDT > 2.5) (Ref.: Absence of chronic alcohol consume) | −0.55** (0.17) | −0.51** (0.17) |
| Perceived own risk of getting the coronavirus one day (from 1 = very low to 5 = high) | 0.42*** (0.08) | 0.46*** (0.07) |
| Perception that being infected with the coronavirus is preventable (from 1 = does not apply to 7 = fully applies) | −0.01 (0.05) | −0.02 (0.04) |
| Agreement that a diagnosis of the coronavirus would ruin his/her life (from 1 = does not apply to 7 = fully applies) | 0.13** (0.04) | 0.12*** (0.03) |
| Constant | 0.34 (0.42) | 0.24 (0.37) |
| Observations | 101 | 150 |
| R2 | 0.47 | 0.47 |
Notes: Unstandardized beta-coefficients are reported; robust standard errors in parentheses; ***p<0.001, **p<0.01, *p<0.05, +p<0.10.