Table 2 Mann-Whitney-U-Test post hoc tests, N = 4289

STAI State Anxiety

Italy

Austria

< .001

.33

Italy

Germany

< .001

.29

Austria

Germany

.049

PANAS Negative Affect

Italy

Austria

< .001

.49

Italy

Germany

< .001

.40

Austria

Germany

< .001

.10

SVF78 Positive Stress Behavior

Italy

Austria

< .001

.78

Italy

Germany

< .001

.80

Austria

Germany

.761

SVF78 Negative Stress Behavior

Italy

Austria

< .001

.41

Italy

Germany

<.001

.80

Austria

Germany

.587

Concerns related to COVID-19

Italy

Austria

< .001

.22

Italy

Germany

< .001

.14

Austria

Germany

< .001

.07

Perceived Severity of COVID-19

Italy

Austria

< .001

.20

Italy

Germany

< .001

.21

Austria

Germany

.631

Perceived Risk of Disease

Italy

Austria

< .001

.07

Italy

Germany

< .001

.20

Austria

Germany

< .001

.11

Emergency measure acceptance

Italy

Austria

< .001

.23

Italy

Germany

.434

Austria

Germany

< .001

.15

Emotional distress due to emergency measures

Italy

Austria

< .001

.61

Italy

Germany

< .001

.50

Austria

Germany

< .001

.10