Table 2. Summary of hierarchical regression analysis for variables predicting changes in anxiety symptoms and severity of depression.

	Β	t	sr2	R	R2	ΔR2
Changes in anxiety symptoms
Step 1				.48	.23	.23
Job worries (12)	.48	3.65**	.23
Step2				.59	.35	.13
Job worries	.38	3.05**	.14
Pre-pandemic anxiety	.37	2.91**	.12
Step 3				.64	.41	.06
Job worries	.38	3.11**	.13
Pre-pandemic anxiety	.45	3.50**	.17
Divorced/separated	-.25	-2.05*	.06
Step 4				.68	.47	.06
Job worries (12)	.35	2.94**	.11
Pre-pandemic anxiety	.38	3.02**	.12
Divorced/separated	-.26	-2.19*	.06
Caring/schooling children (13)	.25	2.05*	.05
Severity of depression
Step 1				.75	.56	.56
Pre-pandemic depression	.75	7.57***	.56
Step2				.83	.68	.12
Pre-pandemic depression	.67	7.67***	.36
Relationship worries (5)	.36	4.14***	.12
Step 3				.85	.72	.04
Pre-pandemic depression	.62	7.25***	.34
Relationship worries (5)	.37	4.45***	.13
Work in health	.20	2.38*	.04
Step 4				.87	.76	.04
Pre-pandemic depression	.62	7.69***	.34
Relationship worries (5)	.40	5.09***	.15
Work in health	.26	2.85**	.05
Meaningful work (16)	-.20	-2.56*	.04

N = 47

*p < .05.

**p < .01.

***p < .001. The numbers (in parentheses) are corresponding to items in Figs 3 and 4.