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. 2021 Oct 19;37(6):881–891. doi: 10.1007/s10896-021-00335-9

Table 2.

Unadjusted odds ratios for COVID-19 related risk markers for IPV perpetration

Risk Marker OR 95% CI Type of Risk Marker
Feelings of Loneliness 5.33*** [2.90, 9.79] Mental Health & Isolation
Anxiety Symptoms 2.75*** [1.82, 4.16] Mental Health
Perceived Stress 2.71*** [1.69, 4.36] Mental Health
Feelings of Fear 2.61** [1.40, 4.86] Mental Health
Feelings of Boredom 2.41*** [1.63, 3.58] Mental Health
Substance Use 2.30*** [1.61, 3.29] Mental Health
Lifestyle Changes 2.08** [1.32, 3.28] Lifestyle
Time Spent on Social Media 1.92*** [1.40, 2.62] Lifestyle
Time Spent Reading/Watching the News 1.46 [0.99, 2.14] Lifestyle
Working from Home 1.44 [0.63, 3.29] Lifestyle
Struggling Financially 1.37* [1.04, 1.82] Financial
Fear of Getting COVID-19 1.27* [1.02, 1.59] Mental Health
Amount of Time Spent Interacting with Friends/Family Virtually 1.17 [0.88, 1.41] Isolation
Amount of Time Spent Interacting with Friends/Family In Person 1.11 [0.97, 1.40] Isolation
Depressive Symptoms 1.08* [1.05, 1.11] Mental Health
Frequency of Going Outside for More than 15 Minutes 1.07 [0.80, 1.42] Isolation
Agreeable to Restrictions due to COVID-19 1.00 [0.75, 1.35] Lifestyle
Knowing Someone who was diagnosed with COVID-19 0.83 [0.41, 1.69] COVID-19 Diagnosis
Working Less Hours since Mid-March 2020 0.78 [0.31, 1.98] Financial
Access to Same Financial Resources since pandemic began 0.72 [0.34, 1.72] Financial
Working More Hours since Mid-March 2020 0.71 [0.16, 3.27] Financial
Perceived Well-Being 0.71*** [0.59, 0.84] Mental Health
Feelings of Hopefulness 0.66* [0.48, 0.91] Mental Health
Suicidal Ideation 0.65 [0.32, 1.32] Mental Health
Has Been Furloughed since Mid-March 2020 0.49 [0.14, 1.80] Financial
Has Been Fired since Mid-March 2020 0.46 [0.15, 1.44] Financial
Has Been Diagnosed with COVID-19 0.31 [0.10, 1.01] COVID-19 Diagnosis

Note: OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval

*p < .05. **p < .01. *** p < .001 (two-tailed)