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Table 4 Factors predicting high psychological distress in respondents who did not suspect that they had COVID-19 (n = 1332)

From: Coping style, social support and psychological distress in the general Chinese population in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic

 

95% CI

OR

β

P-value

Lower

Upper

Married

 Yes a

  

1.0

  

 No

1.10

3.58

2.00

0.69

0.022

Time spent searching for information about COVID-19 (h/day)

 1-2a

  

1.0

  

 3–4

0.42

3.13

1.15

0.14

0.793

 5–6

0. 50

2.77

1.18

0.16

0.719

 7–8

2.04

12.5

5.26

1.64

0.001

  ≥ 8

3.23

16.7

7.14

2.00

< 0.001

Coping style

 Active

0.84

0.92

0.88

−0.13

< 0.001

 Passive

1.05

1.20

1.12

0.12

0.001

Social support

 Subjective support

0.86

0.97

0.91

−0.09

0.005

 Objective support

0.79

1.00

0.89

−0.12

0.043

 Utilization of support

0.72

1.02

0.86

−0.15

0.046

  1. Note: a Reference group
  2. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval