Table 3.

Direct effects of the mediation models.

DV model	Direct effects	b	SE	p
WAQ (current)	IU on mediatorsa
	Over-planning and verification	0.43	0.042	0.000
	Avoidance	0.30	0.022	0.000
	Control	0.21	0.028	0.000
	Reassurance-seeking	0.16	0.020	0.000
	Procrastination	0.07	0.021	0.001
	IU, mediators and covariates on DV
	IUI-ab	0.97	0.128	0.000
	Over-planning and verificationc	0.20	0.174	0.239
	Avoidancec	-0.76	0.286	0.008
	Controlc	0.16	0.247	0.521
	Reassurance-seekingc	0.09	0.317	0.768
	Procrastinationc	0.66	0.282	0.019
	IWSd	0.38	0.130	0.004
	DJGLSd	1.28	0.358	0.000
PSWQ	IU on mediatorsa
	Over-planning and verification	0.43	0.042	0.000
	Avoidance	0.30	0.022	0.000
	Control	0.21	0.028	0.000
	Reassurance-seeking	0.16	0.020	0.000
	Procrastination	0.07	0.021	0.001
	IU, mediators and covariates on DV
	IUI-ab	0.47	0.052	0.000
	Over-planning and verificationc	0.21	0.071	0.004
	Avoidancec	-0.23	0.118	0.054
	Controlc	-0.16	0.101	0.115
	Reassurance-seekingc	0.20	0.130	0.129
	Procrastinationc	0.35	0.115	0.003
	Health problemsd	0.59	0.529	0.270
	IWSd	0.16	0.055	0.005
	DJGLSd	0.40	0.147	0.007
GAD-7	IU on mediatorsa
	Over-planning and verification	0.43	0.042	0.000
	Avoidance	0.30	0.022	0.000
	Control	0.21	0.028	0.000
	Reassurance-seeking	0.16	0.012	0.000
	Procrastination	0.07	0.021	0.001
	IU, mediators and covariates on DV
	IUI-ab	0.30	0.042	0.000
	Over-planning and verificationc	0.10	0.058	0.093
	Avoidancec	-0.03	0.095	0.787
	Controlc	-0.04	0.082	0.664
	Reassurance-seekingc	-0.10	0.106	0.343
	Procrastinationc	0.17	0.094	0.073
	IWSd	0.16	0.043	0.000
	DJGLSd	0.44	0.119	0.000
CSS	IU on mediatorsa
	Over-planning and verification	0.42	0.041	0.000
	Avoidance	0.31	0.021	0.000
	Control	0.20	0.027	0.000
	Reassurance-seeking	0.15	0.019	0.000
	Procrastination	0.09	0.020	0.000
	IU, mediators and covariates on DV
	IUI-ab	0.83	0.205	0.000
	Over-planning and verificationc	0.95	0.283	0.001
	Avoidancec	0.86	0.464	0.065
	Controlc	-0.35	0.403	0.393
	Reassurance-seekingc	0.03	0.510	0.959
	Procrastinationc	0.43	0.451	0.346
	IWSd	0.97	0.211	0.000
SDS	IU on mediatorsa
	Over-planning and verification	0.43	0.042	0.000
	Avoidance	0.30	0.022	0.000
	Control	0.21	0.028	0.000
	Reassurance-seeking	0.16	0.020	0.000
	Procrastination	0.07	0.021	0.001
	IU, mediators and covariates on DV
	IUI-ab	0.44	0.073	0.000
	Over-planning and verificationc	-0.05	0.099	0.623
	Avoidancec	0.01	0.163	0.964
	Controlc	-0.09	0.140	0.526
	Reassurance-seekingc	-0.18	0.180	0.308
	Procrastinationc	0.26	0.160	0.107
	IWSd	0.14	0.074	0.055
	DJGLSd	0.69	0.204	0.001
Distress-health standards	IU on mediatorsa
	Over-planning and verification	0.43	0.042	0.000
	Avoidance	0.43	0.022	0.000
	Control	0.21	0.028	0.000
	Reassurance-seeking	0.16	0.020	0.000
	Procrastination	0.07	0.021	0.001
	IU, mediators and covariates on DV
	IUI-ab	0.20	0.029	0.000
	Over-planning and verificationc	0.01	0.040	0.769
	Avoidancec	-0.23	0.065	0.000
	Controlc	-0.06	0.056	0.272
	Reassurance-seekingc	0.10	0.072	0.176
	Procrastinationc	0.15	0.064	0.022
	IWSd	0.06	0.030	0.053
	DJGLSd	0.35	0.082	0.000

Note. WAQ (retrospective) = retrospective Worry and Anxiety Questionnaire; WAQ (current) = current Worry and Anxiety Questionnaire; PSWQ = short form of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7- items scale; CSS = COVID Stress Scales; SDS = Sheehan Disability Scale; IUI-a = short form of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-Part A; BMQ = Behavioral Manifestations Questionnaire; IWS = Illness Worry Scale; DJGLS = de Jong-Gierveld Loneliness Scale; Distress-health standards = Item measuring distress related to COVID-19 health standards. SE = Standard Error

^aa path.

^bc′ path.

^cb path.

^dControl variable.