TABLE 4.
Summary of significant predictors of hope-optimism items.
Covariate | New skills | Mental health | Social connect. | Soc. improve. |
Wellbeing | + | + | ||
Belonging | + | + | + | + |
Coping | + | + | + | + |
Anxiety | − | − | − | − |
Depression | − | − | − | |
Distress | − | − | ||
Stress | + (wave 5) | − (wave 2) | ||
Loneliness | − | − | − | − |
Impair. qu. life | + | |||
Lack of agency | − (wave 5) | − (wave 5) | − (wave 5) | − (wave 5) |
Significant positive effects are denoted by + and negative effects are denoted by −.