Table 1.
T1 and T2 means and change score means for measures of distress.
| Variable | Time 1 M (SD) |
Time 2 M (SD) |
Change Scores M (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHQ-4 | 4.2 (3.4) | 2.8 (3.3) | −1.4 (3.3) |
| SHAI | 12.7 (6.5) | 12.7 (7.1) | 0.07 (5.3) |
| Total CSS | 62.1 (21.2) | 47.1 (26.7) | −15.1 (21.5) |
| CHE | 8.3 (5.3) | 4.5 (5.1) | −3.8 (4.9) |
| TSS | 6.3 (5.4) | 4.2 (5.2) | −2.2 (5.1) |
| SEC | 11.1 (5.6) | 7.3 (6.3) | −3.8 (6.1) |
| XEN | 10.2 (6.4) | 8.7 (7.0) | −1.5 (5.9) |
| DAN | 26.2 (8.9) | 22.4 (11.1) | −3.8 (9.7) |
Note: N = 893. PHQ-4=Patient Health Questionnaire-4. SHAI = Short Health Anxiety Inventory. CSS = COVID Stress Scales. CHE = Checking and Reassurance-seeking Scale. TSS = Traumatic Stress Symptoms Scale. SEC = Socioeconomic Consequences Scale. XEN = Xenophobia Scale. DAN = Danger and Contamination Scale.