Table 2.
Regression Analyses Testing Associations Among Purpose in Life, Loneliness, Age, and COVID-Preventive Intentions
| Model (M) | β | B | 95% CI | SE B | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1: Purpose in life → Loneliness (current) | −0.37 | −0.77 | −0.93 to −0.60 | 0.08 | −9.13 | <.001 |
| M2: Purpose in life → Loneliness (prepandemic) | −0.50 | −0.94 | −1.08 to −0.80 | 0.07 | −13.05 | <.001 |
| M3: Purpose in life → COVID-preventive intentions | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.26 to 0.41 | 0.04 | 9.10 | <.001 |
| M4: Loneliness (current) → COVID-preventive intentions | −0.25 | −0.11 | −0.15 to −0.07 | 0.02 | −5.89 | <.001 |
| M5: Loneliness (prepandemic) → COVID-preventive intentions | −0.38 | −0.18 | −0.22 to −0.14 | 0.02 | −9.28 | <.001 |
| M6: Age → Loneliness (current) | −0.13 | −0.02 | −0.04 to −0.01 | 0.01 | −2.86 | .004 |
| M7: Age → Loneliness (prepandemic) | −0.14 | −0.02 | −0.04 to −0.01 | 0.01 | −3.19 | .001 |
| M8: Purpose in life × Age → Loneliness (current) | ||||||
| Purpose in life | −0.21 | −0.44 | −1.04 to 0.16 | 0.31 | −1.43 | .154 |
| Age | 0.10 | 0.02 | −0.05 to 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.51 | .608 |
| Purpose in life × Age | −0.26 | −0.01 | −0.02 to 0.01 | 0.01 | −1.07 | .287 |
| M9: Purpose in life × Loneliness (current) → COVID-preventive intentions | ||||||
| Purpose in life | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.06 to 0.34 | 0.07 | 2.74 | .006 |
| Loneliness (current) | −0.41 | −0.18 | −0.33 to −0.03 | 0.08 | −2.28 | .023 |
| Purpose in life × Loneliness | 0.27 | 0.03 | −0.01 to 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.61 | .109 |
Notes: COVID = coronavirus disease. Standardized (β) and unstandardized (B) regression coefficients, 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and standard error for unstandardized regression coefficients (SEB) are displayed. All analyses controlled for the condition assignment as part of a larger study; the control variable was not included in the table. Please see https://github.com/cnlab/covid_purpose for all the model output statistics.