TABLE 6.

Hierarchical regression statistics predicting functional impairment (WSAS) scores: Incremental validity

Predictor	β	t	sr 2	R	R 2	Adjusted R 2	∆R 2
Step 1				0.164	0.02	0.026	0.027**
Gender	−0.06	−2.45*	0.0041
COVID‐19 close death	0.14	5.52**	0.0208
Step 2				0.219	0.048	0.045	0.021**
Gender	−0.06	−2.27**	0.0035
COVID‐19 close death	0.14	5.67**	0.0215
BFI‐C	−0.14	−5.46**	0.0200
BFI‐O	−0.02	−.997	0.0007
Step 3				0.492	0.242	0.238	0.194**
Gender	−0.06	−2.83*	0.0043
COVID‐19 close death	0.11	5.08**	0.0138
BFI‐C	−0.04	−1.69**	0.0015
BFI‐O	−0.06	−2.53**	0.0034
GAD‐7	0.08	2.07*	0.0023
PHQ	0.27	6.44**	0.0222
CAS	0.21	8.99**	0.0432
Step 4				0.523	0.273	0.269	0.031**
Gender	−0.04	−2.11*	0.0023
COVID‐19 close death	0.10	4.37**	0.0098
BFI‐C	−0.05	−2.03*	0.0021
BFI‐O	−0.07	−3.01**	0.0047
GAD‐7	0.05	1.40	0.0010
PHQ	0.27	6.51**	0.0217
CAS	0.16	6.50**	0.0217
C19‐ASS‐P	0.19	7.83**	0.0314

Note: Gender (1 = males, 0 = females); COVID‐19 close death (1 = yes, 0 = no).

Abbreviations: BFI‐C, Big Five Inventory‐10‐Conscientiousness; BFI‐O, Big Five Inventory‐10‐openness; C‐19ASS‐P, COVID‐19 Anxiety Syndrome Scale‐Perseveration; CAS, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale; PHQ, Patient Health Questionnaire‐Depression Scale.

^* p < 0.05.

^** p < 0.01.