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. 2022 Jan 25;155:110737. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110737

Table 4.

Multiple linear regression of risk factors at time 1 and the STAXI and Brief COPE scores at time 3 associated with the PHQ-9 score at time 3.




Younger adult

Middle-aged adult

Aged adult

β (95% CI) p value β (95% CI) p value β (95% CI) p value
Sex Male Ref 0.08 Ref 0.91 Ref 0.79
Female 0.09 (− 0.15, 2.38) 0.00 (− 0.74, 0.83) 0.01 (− 0.69, 0.91)
Residential areas Not under mild lockdown Ref 0.48 Ref 0.82 Ref 0.85
Under lockdown 0.03 (− 0.65, 1.39) - 0.01 (− 0.75, 0.59) - 0.01 (− 0.70, 0.58)
Underlying diseasea Without Ref 0.40 Ref 0.003 Ref 0.03
With 0.03 (− 1.25, 3.16) 0.09 (0.53, 2.50) 0.09 (0.10, 1.66)
Marital status Single Ref 0.005 Ref < 0.001 Ref 0.06
Married - 0.19 (− 4.22, − 0.76) - 0.15 (− 2.73, − 0.70) - 0.09 (− 1.85, 0.03)
Children Without Ref 0.78 Ref 0.91 Ref 0.60
With 0.02 (− 1.47, 1.95) 0.00 (− 0.91, 0.81) - 0.02 (− 1.20, 0.69)
Household income < 2 million JPY Ref Ref Ref
2–4 million JPY - 0.04 (− 2.28, 1.13) 0.51 - 0.02 (− 1.35, 0.92) 0.71 - 0.06 (− 1.59, 0.71) 0.45
4–6 million JPY - 0.07 (− 2.77, 0.72) 0.25 - 0.04 (− 1.85, 0.72) 0.39 - 0.13 (− 2.43, 0.10) 0.07
6–8 million JPY - 0.02 (− 2.30, 1.54) 0.70 0.00 (− 1.61, 1.46) 0.92 - 0.03 (− 1.74, 1.13) 0.67
> 8 million JPY - 0.06 (− 2.99, 0.95) 0.31 0.01 (− 1.37, 1.57) 0.90 - 0.06 (− 2.01, 0.72) 0.36
Employment status Full-time worker Ref Ref Ref
No regular employment 0.06 (− 0.46, 2.10) 0.21 0.00 (− 0.91, 0.87) 0.96 - 0.01 (− 0.89, 0.79) 0.91
Homemaker 0.09 (− 0.27, 3.61) 0.09 0.07 (0.07, 2.37) 0.04 0.03 (− 0.84, 1.54) 0.56
Not working 0.15 (0.76, 3.93) 0.004 0.04 (− 0.57, 1.90) 0.29 0.00 (− 0.97, 1.01) 0.97
Economic impact Unimpacted Ref Ref Ref
Negative impact 0.04 (− 0.53, 1.58) 0.33 0.12 (0.64, 2.02) < 0.001 0.05 (− 0.26, 1.10) 0.23
Positive impact 0.01 (− 2.34, 2.94) 0.82 - 0.02 (− 2.64, 1.22) 0.47 0.08 (− 0.09, 4.20) 0.06






Younger adults


Middle-aged adults


Aged adults

β (95% CI) p value β (95% CI) p value β (95% CI) p value
STAXI State Anger 0.47 (0.33, 0.52) < 0.001 0.39 (0.31, 0.45) < 0.001 0.44 (0.27, 0.41) < 0.001
Anger Control 0.04 (− 0.06, 0.17) 0.37 0.03 (− 0.06, 0.14) 0.40 0.07 (− 0.02, 0.14) 0.17
Brief COPE Self-distraction 0.06 (− 0.21, 0.69) 0.30 0.08 (− 0.04, 0.60) 0.09 0.06 (− 0.16, 0.48) 0.32
Active coping - 0.06 (− 0.70, 0.25) 0.35 - 0.08 (− 0.68, 0.05) 0.09 - 0.05 (− 0.48, 0.20) 0.42
Denial - 0.12 (− 1.03, 0.02) 0.06 - 0.04 (− 0.56, 0.18) 0.32 0.02 (− 0.29, 0.42) 0.73
Substance use 0.10 (0.01, 0.76) 0.045 0.07 (0.00, 0.51) 0.048 - 0.07 (− 0.47, 0.10) 0.20
Emotional support - 0.11 (− 0.94, 0.13) 0.14 - 0.11 (− 0.80, − 0.01) 0.047 0.08 (− 0.17, 0.64) 0.25
Instrumental support 0.01 (− 0.46, 0.55) 0.86 0.08 (− 0.05, 0.66) 0.10 0.02 (− 0.35, 0.43) 0.83
Behavioral disengagement 0.10 (− 0.02, 0.83) 0.06 0.16 (0.32, 0.95) < 0.001 0.05 (− 0.16, 0.50) 0.30
Venting - 0.12 (− 0.96, 0.00) 0.05 - 0.09 (− 0.75, − 0.04) 0.03 - 0.15 (− 0.84, − 0.14) 0.006
Positive reframing 0.07 (− 0.16, 0.66) 0.24 - 0.04 (− 0.45, 0.19) 0.43 - 0.16 (− 0.75, − 0.09) 0.01
Planning - 0.05 (− 0.70, 0.27) 0.38 - 0.11 (− 0.75, − 0.04) 0.03 0.04 (− 0.24, 0.43) 0.57
Humor - 0.05 (− 0.60, 0.22) 0.36 - 0.08 (− 0.6, − 0.04) 0.03 - 0.02 (− 0.39, 0.24) 0.64
Acceptance 0.10 (− 0.03, 0.73) 0.07 0.11 (0.10, 0.67) 0.007 - 0.01 (− 0.32, 0.27) 0.85
Religion 0.00 (− 0.42, 0.44) 0.96 - 0.04 (− 0.44, 0.13) 0.29 0.02 (− 0.26, 0.36) 0.75
Self-blame 0.25 (0.50, 1.26) < 0.001 0.24 (0.63, 1.27) < 0.001 0.23 (0.37, 1.08) < 0.001
R2 0.45 < 0.001 0.42 < 0.001 0.30 < 0.001

a Underlying disease that could easily be exacerbated by coronavirus; CI: confidence interval.

CI: confidence interval.