Table 3.
Specificity analyses: hierarchical regressions predicting current mental health
| Significant bivariate Predictor |
CESD β |
STAI β |
HAI β |
ULS β |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | − .17* | − .12* | – | − .18* |
| Student | − .02 | – | – | − .07 |
| Marital status | − .02 | – | .16** | .01 |
| Income | − .06 | – | – | .03 |
| Financial health | .16* | .19*** | .11* | .02 |
| Employment | .03 | – | – | .17* |
| Pay Status | − .08 | – | – | − .13 |
| Co-rumination | .20** | .22*** | .20*** | .08 |
| Social media | .14 | .11 | – | .10 |
| Social media, COVID-19 | .14* | .20** | .11* | .00 |
| Social media posts | .19* | – | – | .18* |
| Social support | − .21*** | − .17** | – | − .44*** |
| R2 change | 0.32*** | 0.30*** | 0.11*** | 0.32*** |
| Highest VIF | 2.18 | 1.56 | 1.12 | 1.79 |
CESD depressive symptoms, STAI anxiety symptoms, HAI current health anxiety, ULS loneliness, VIF Variance inflation factor
***p ≤ .001, **p ≤ .010, *p ≤ .05