TABLE 4.

Results of regressions examining prepandemic psychiatric symptoms as predictors of subsequent pandemic‐related symptoms and experiences ^a

	PTSD		Mood/anxiety disorders		Substance use		COVID‐19 self‐exposure		Housing/financial stability
Variable	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p
Age	−.146	.158	−.095	.365	−.317	.002	−.145	.165	.055	.582
Sex	.140	.175	.068	.520	.032	.747	−.148	.156	.014	.886
Education	.040	.693	−.122	.240	.067	.492	.015	.880	−.048	.620
Minority race/ethnicity	.189	.066	.064	.535	.157	.112	.052	.613	−.372	.000
Prepandemic PTSD severity	.332	.003	.198	.091	.101	.353	.077	.525	.021	.856
Prepandemic AUD severity	.228	.028	.144	.184	.391	.000	.238	.034	−.029	.793
Prepandemic MDD severity	.043	.699	.202	.089	−.128	.245	−.045	.710	−.003	.978

Note: Demographic characteristics were included in Step 1 and psychiatric variables in Step 2 of each model. Bolded values are statistically significant. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; AUD = alcohol use disorder; MDD = major depressive disorder.

^a Overall model fit statistics for model predicting pandemic‐related PTSD: Step 1: R²  = .034, F(4, 95) = 1.873, p = .121; Step 2: ∆R²  = .172, ∆F(3, 92) = 6.993, ∆p < .001; Overall fit statistics for model predicting pandemic‐related mood/anxiety: Step 1: R²  = .035, F (4, 95) = .866, p = .487; Step 2: ∆ R²  = .133, ∆ F (3, 92) = 4.889, ∆ p = .003; Overall fit statistics for model predicting pandemic‐related substance use: Step 1: R²  = .139, F(4, 95) = 3.844, p = .006; Step 2: ∆R²  = .138, ∆F (3, 92) = 5.870, ∆p = .001; Overall fit statistics for model predicting COVID‐19 self‐exposure: Step 1: R²  = .046, F(4, 95) = 1.140, p = .342; Step 2: ∆R²  = .067, ∆F(3, 92) = 2.308, ∆p = .082; Overall fit statistics for model predicting pandemic‐related housing/financial stability: Step 1: R²  = .146, F(4, 95) = 4.052, p = .004; Step 2: ∆R²  = .001, ∆F (3, 92) = .033, ∆p = .992.