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Table 1 Linear regression results of demographic variables associated with the psychological impact of the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak measured with DASS-Subscales and the IES-R

From: Psychological correlates of COVID-19 pandemic in the Austrian population

Variables

N (%)

M (SD)

Stress

Anxiety

Depression

Impact of Event

R2

B (95% CI)

p

R2

B (95% CI)

p

R2

B (95% CI)

p

R2

B (95% CI)

p

Gender

 Male

1073 (26)

0.036

4.68 ± 0.74

<.001

0.018

−2.59 ± 0.58

<.001

0.014

−2.74 ± 0.71

<.001

0.043

−11.41 ± 1.63

<.001

 Female (Ref.)

3042 (74)

 

 

 

 

Age (Continuous)

38.68 (13.36)

0.018

0.11 ± 0.02

<.001

0.006

−0.05 ± 0.02

<.001

0.022

− 0.11 ± 0.02

<.001

0.000

−0.02 ± 0.05

.48

Marital status

 Single

1057 (25.6)

 

3.37 ± 3.19

.039

 

−0.71 ± 2.47

.58

 

3.19 ± 3.01

.038

 

4.61 ± 7.09

.20

 Married/Partnership

2838 (68.8)

0.002

2.92 ± 3.15

.07

0.001

−1.29 ± 2.44

.30

0.014

0.37 ± 2.97

.80

0.000

4.67 ± 7.00

.19

 Divorced

185 (4.5)

 

1.23 ± 3.49

.49

 

−1.83 ± 2.71

.19

 

0.38 ± 3.29

.82

 

5.54 ± 7.76

.16

 Widowed (Ref.)

46 (1.1)

 

 

 

 

Household size (Continuous)

2.39 (2.21)

0.000

0.03 ± 0.15

.67

0.000

−0.01 ± 0.12

.86

0.000

−0.10 ± 0.14

.16

0.000

0.04 ± 0.33

.80

Children in household

 Yes

1448 (35.1)

0.001

0.82 ± 0.69

.020

0.000

0.09 ± 0.54

.75

0.003

−1.17 ± 0.66

<.001

0.000

1.25 ± 1.54

.11

 No (Ref.)

2678 (64.9)

 

 

 

 

Education Level

 No formal education

31 (0.8)

 

2.40 ± 4.07

.25

0.007

2.07 ± 3.14

.20

0.013

4.19 ± 3.84

.033

0.003

4.31 ± 9.02

.35

 Lower secondary education

216 (5.2)

 

2.60 ± 2.03

.012

2.20 ± 1.57

.006a

4.33 ± 1.92

<.001a

7.59 ± 4.51

<.001a

 Vocational education

694 (16.8)

 

0.79 ± 1.64

.35

1.83 ± 1.27

.005a

1.71 ± 1.55

.031

5.21 ± 3.64

.005a

 High School Certificate

1286 (31.2)

0.003

1.66 ± 1.55

.036

1.43 ± 1.20

.002

2.53 ± 1.46

<.001a

3.58 ± 3.44

.041

 Bachelor Degree

584 (14.2)

 

1.33 ± 1.68

.12

0.87 ± 1.30

.19

1.70 ± 1.58

.036

2.87 ± 3.73

.13

 Master Degree

1096 (26.6)

 

0.91 ± 1.57

.26

0.11 ± 1.21

.86

0.25 ± 1.48

.74

2.20 ± 3.48

.22

 Doctorate/PhD (Ref.)

219 (5.3)

 

Employment status

 

0.010

  

0.007

  

0.027

  

0.003

  

 Unemployed

208 (5)

3.19 ± 1.52

<.001a

2.73 ± 1.18

<.001a

4.60 ± 1.43

<.001a

4.71 ± 3.39

.006a

 Retired

343 (8.3)

−1.40 ± 1.21

<.05

0.46 ± 0.94

.34

0.14 ± 1.14

.81

2.62 ± 2.70

.06

 Student

586 (14.2)

1.83 ± 0.97

<.001a

0.91 ± 0.75

.018

3.52 ± 0.91

<.001a

−0.04 ± 2.15

.97

 Pupil

113 (2.7)

1.98 ± 2.03

.06

1.49 ± 1.58

.06

5.17 ± 1.91

<.001a

1.39 ± 4.52

.55

 Self-Employed

287 (7)

−0.74 ± 1.31

.27

−0.51 ± 1.02

.33

−0.63 ± 1.23

.32

−1.86 ± 2.93

.21

 Employed (Ref.)

2589 (62.7)

Daily working routine only (Self-)Employed (N = 2876)

 Home Office

1438 (50)

 

−0.71 ± 0.74

.06

 

−1.31 ± 0.57

<.001a

 

−2.28 ± 0.70

<.001a

 

−2.34 ± 1.65

.005a

 Holiday

153 (5.3)

 

0.12 ± 1.78

.89

 

−0.32 ± 0.77

.63

 

−1.09 ± 1.68

.20

 

−2.03 ± 3.95

.31

 Sick Leave

78 (2.7)

0.004

3.96 ± 2.45

.002a

0.012

4.80 ± 1.89

<.001a

0.015

4.17 ± 2.31

<.001a

0.005

8.93 ± 5.43

.001a

 Others

588 (20.4)

 

−0.08 ± 1.00

.87

 

−0.32 ± 0.77

.41

 

−1.41 ± 0.94

.003a

 

0.10 ± 2.22

.93

 Normal (Ref.)

619 (21.5)

 

 

 

 

Hours per day spent at home (Continuous)

21.22 (4.17)

0.005

0.19 ± 0.08

<.001

0.002

0.10 ± 0.06

.002

0.005

0.18 ± 0.07

<.001

0.001

0.13 ± 0.18

.14

Contact to family/friends outside

 Several times a day

2270 (55)

 

−1.21 ± 2.71

.38

 

−2.52 ± 2.10

.018*

 

−3.23 ± 2.57

.014a

 

−1.30 ± 6.01

.67

 Daily

888 (21.5)

 

−1.47 ± 2.77

.30

 

−2.87 ± 2.14

.009a

 

−3.23 ± 2.62

.016a

 

−2.50 ± 6.13

.42

 Every few days

762 (18.5)

0.002

−2.29 ± 2.78

.11

0.004

−3.51 ± 2.15

.001a

0.003

−3.69 ± 2.64

.006a

0.003

−4.58 ± 6.17

.15

 Once in a Week

143 (3.5)

 

−1.54 ± 3.21

.35

 

−1.64 ± 2.48

.20

 

−2.87 ± 3.04

.06

 

−1.87 ± 7.11

.61

 Never (Ref.)

63 (1.5)

 

 

 

 

  1. Notes. Descriptive statistics are presented as mean and standard deviations in parentheses for continuous predictor variables or n (%) for categorical predictor variables
  2. a = significant after Bonferroni Holm adjustment for multiple comparisons