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. 2021 Oct 15;54:21–40. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.10.004

Table 3.

Results of four separate Multiple Forward Stepwise Linear Regression Analysis (MFSLRA) with change in anxiety (F21), change in depressive affect (G21), change in suicidal thoughts (O11) and the development of distress or depression as dependent variables. The predictors are shown in the left column.

Change in anxiety (F21)= 0.164; F(30,45,821)=301.42 p<<0.0001; SE of est: 0.819
Change in depressive affect (G21)= 0.135; F(25,45,826)=286.45 p<<0.0001; SE of est: 0.840
Development of distress or depression= 0.239; F(31,45,816)=464.99 p<<0.0001; SE of est: 0.673
Change in suicidal thoughts (O11)= 0.047; F(31,45,820)=72.429 p<<0.0001; SE of est: 0.784
b SE T p b SE t p b SE t p b SE t p
Intercept −0.75 0.03 −24.60 <0.0001 −0.81 0.03 −26.37 <0.0001 0.81 0.02 32.30 <0.0001 0.46 0.03 15.93 <0.0001
Demographics
Sex (A1)- ‘non-binary gender’ was not included 0.04 0.01 4.57 <0.0001 −0.02 0.01 −2.03 0.0426 −0.09 0.01 −13.25 <0.0001 0.03 0.01 3.79 0.0002
Age (A2) 0.00 0.00 6.91 <0.0001 0.00 0.00 −13.14 <0.0001 0.00 0.00 −7.87 <0.0001
Number of persons in household (A5) 0.01 0.00 3.98 0.0001 0.01 0.00 4.61 <0.0001 −0.01 0.00 −4.66 <0.0001 −0.01 0.00 −4.07 <0.0001
Education level (A7) −0.04 0.00 −8.37 <0.0001 −0.02 0.00 −4.02 0.0001 −0.01 0.00 −2.34 0.0193 0.02 0.00 3.68 0.0002
Work and finance
Continue to work during lockdown (A11) 0.02 0.01 2.01 0.0447 −0.02 0.01 −2.95 0.0032
Change in economic situation (E7) 0.10 0.00 28.56 <0.0001 0.10 0.00 26.90 <0.0001 −0.03 0.00 −9.93 <0.0001 −0.02 0.00 −7.14 <0.0001
Health
Condition of general health (B1) 0.13 0.00 33.51 <0.0001 0.11 0.00 28.83 <0.0001 −0.11 0.00 −34.88 <0.0001 −0.04 0.00 −11.26 <0.0001
Presence of a chronic medical condition (B2) 0.02 0.01 2.60 0.0093
Family/social
Being a carer of a person belonging to a vulnerable group (B4) −0.02 0.01 −2.29 0.0220 −0.01 0.01 −2.16 0.0312 0.04 0.01 4.74 <0.0001
Conflicts within family (E3) −0.04 0.00 −10.35 <0.0001 −0.06 0.00 −13.24 <0.0001 0.07 0.00 20.83 <0.0001 0.05 0.00 13.71 <0.0001
Change in quality of relationships within family (E4) 0.15 0.01 29.11 <0.0001 0.17 0.01 31.80 <0.0001 −0.04 0.00 −8.62 <0.0001 −0.08 0.01 −15.42 <0.0001
Keeping a basic routine during lockdown (E5) 0.11 0.00 25.54 <0.0001 0.11 0.00 24.14 <0.0001 −0.11 0.00 −29.75 <0.0001 −0.04 0.00 −10.45 <0.0001
Changes in religiousness/spirituality (P1) 0.01 0.00 2.76 0.0057 0.03 0.00 8.02 <0.0001 0.05 0.00 13.01 <0.0001 −0.03 0.00 −6.95 <0.0001
Mental health history
History of anxiety (B5) −0.29 0.06 −4.69 <0.0001 −0.51 0.06 −8.14 <0.0001 1.79 0.05 35.24 <0.0001 0.61 0.06 10.25 <0.0001
History of depression (B5) −0.26 0.06 −4.35 <0.0001 −0.49 0.06 −7.99 <0.0001 1.91 0.05 38.97 <0.0001 0.58 0.06 10.20 <0.0001
History of Psychosis (B5) −0.25 0.07 −3.54 0.0004 −0.36 0.07 −4.96 <0.0001 1.85 0.06 31.32 <0.0001 0.51 0.07 7.48 <0.0001
History of Bipolar disorder (B5) −0.27 0.07 −3.94 0.0001 −0.47 0.07 −6.82 <0.0001 1.94 0.06 34.85 <0.0001 0.62 0.06 9.52 <0.0001
History of other mental disorder (B5) −0.29 0.06 −4.56 <0.0001 −0.48 0.07 −7.31 <0.0001 1.75 0.05 33.34 <0.0001 0.61 0.06 10.01 <0.0001
History only self-harm/attempt (combination of B5, O12 and O13) −0.02 0.01 −3.02 0.0025 −0.04 0.01 −6.36 <0.0001 0.17 0.01 31.49 <0.0001 0.06 0.01 9.25 <0.0001
The effect of the pandemic
Fears of getting COVID-19 (C1) −0.09 0.00 −20.77 <0.0001 −0.06 0.00 −12.45 <0.0001 0.06 0.00 16.01 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 4.41 <0.0001
Fears that a member of the family will get COVID-19 and die (C3) −0.06 0.00 −16.35 <0.0001 −0.04 0.00 −10.06 <0.0001 0.05 0.00 17.27 <0.0001 −0.01 0.00 −4.08 <0.0001
Time spent outside of house during lockdown (D1) 0.02 0.00 7.55 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 4.76 <0.0001
Currently locked up in the house (D2) −0.02 0.00 −5.65 <0.0001 −0.04 0.00 −8.44 <0.0001 0.03 0.00 7.64 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 4.11 <0.0001
Satisfaction by availability of information (D4) 0.05 0.00 12.27 <0.0001 0.04 0.00 9.86 <0.0001 −0.02 0.00 −7.12 <0.0001 −0.05 0.00 −13.78 <0.0001
Beliefs in conspiracy theories
The vaccine was ready before the virus broke out and they conceal it (J1) 0.02 0.00 5.55 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 5.49 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 5.47 <0.0001 −0.01 0.00 −3.46 0.0005
COVID-19 was created in a laboratory as a biochemical weapon (J2) −0.01 0.00 −2.17 0.0300 −0.02 0.00 −3.69 0.0002
COVID-19 is the result of 5 G technology antenna (J3) −0.01 0.00 −2.87 0.0041 −0.03 0.00 −5.16 <0.0001 0.03 0.00 7.75 <0.0001 0.01 0.00 2.74 0.0062
COVID-19 appeared accidentally from human contact with animals (J4) −0.02 0.00 −7.21 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 7.82 <0.0001 −0.01 0.00 −3.71 0.0002
COVID-19 has much lower mortality rate but there is terror-inducing propaganda (J5) 0.01 0.00 3.02 0.0026 0.01 0.00 3.47 0.0005 −0.02 0.00 −6.22 <0.0001
COVID-19 is a creation of the world's powerful leaders to create a global economic crisis (J6) −0.01 0.00 −2.24 0.0251 −0.01 0.00 −2.35 0.0186
COVID-19 is a sign of divine power to destroy our planet (J7) 0.02 0.00 5.20 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 5.48 <0.0001 0.02 0.00 4.71 <0.0001