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. 2022 May 11;310:384–395. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.05.036

Table 3.

Results of categorical moderator analyses.

Outcome Predictors Categories k d 95% CI Q-between
COVID-19 anxiety Continent Africa 2 0.370 [0.071, 0.699] 12.815
Asia 3 0.360 [−0.004, 0.725]
Europe 10 0.478⁎⁎⁎ [0.319, 0.637]
Middle East 2 −0.392 [−1.099, 0.314]
North America 5 0.189⁎⁎⁎ [0.083, 0.295]
Culture Collectivism 17 0.326⁎⁎⁎ [0.149, 0.504] 0.208
Individualism 6 0.274⁎⁎⁎ [0.132, 0.415]
Population General 12 0.331⁎⁎⁎ [0.228, 0.434] 0.137
Hospital staff 6 0.296⁎⁎⁎ [0.140, 0.352]
COVID-19 fear Continent Asia 20 0.288⁎⁎⁎ [0.226, 0.351] 9.050
Europe 18 0.390⁎⁎⁎ [0.255, 0.525]
Middle East 8 0.048 [−0.157, 0.254]
North America 10 0.367⁎⁎⁎ [0.258, 0.476]
Culture Collectivism 56 0.296⁎⁎⁎ [0.243, 0.349] 2.128
Individualism 4 0.466⁎⁎⁎ [0.244, 0.688]
Population General 30 0.316⁎⁎⁎ [0.246, 0.387] 1.593
Hospital staff 13 0.248⁎⁎⁎ [0.121, 0.375]
Medical 3 0.357⁎⁎⁎ [0.123, 0.591]
University 10 0.360⁎⁎⁎ [0.220, 0.501]

Note. k = number of studies, Cochran's Q = tests of heterogeneity, CI: confidence interval.

p < .05.

⁎⁎⁎

p < .001.