Table 2.

Testing the mediation effect of COVID-19 information overload on cyber aggression.

Predictors	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
(IV)	(DV: Depression)		(DV: Anxiety)		(DV: Cyber Aggression)
	β	t	β	t	β	t
Age	−0.07	−2.38 *	−0.03	−0.99	−0.13	−4.86 ***
Gender	0.02	0.36	0.04	0.70	−0.31	−5.91 ***
COVID-19 Information overload	0.33	11.03 ***	0.37	12.53 ***	0.08	2.68 **
Depression					0.33	6.16 ***
Anxiety					0.18	3.32 ***
R 2	0.35		0.38		0.57
F	45.58 ***		55.77 ***		94.26 ***

Note: N = 1005. IV, independent variable; DV, dependent variable. Gender: male = 0, female = 1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.