The moderated-mediation role of risk perception and intolerance of uncertainty in the association between residual symptoms and psychological distress: a cross-sectional study after COVID-19 policy lifted in China

Table 2 Regression models explore residual symptoms’ contribution in explaining psychological distress, above and beyond other demographic characteristics, and COVID-19-related information (n = 802)

Variables	Depressive symptoms^a		Anxiety symptoms^a		Fear of COVID-19^a
Variables	β	R²	β	R²	β	R²
Age	-0.09*	0.12	-0.12**	0.09	0.09	0.12
Gender	0.01		0.01		0.10**
Financial situation	-0.07		-0.06		-0.10**
Physical health	0.13***		0.11**		0.09**
COVID-19 Vaccination	-0.05		-0.04		-0.01
Financial losses during the COVID-19 pandemic	0.11*		0.06		-0.02
Financial losses after lifting the COVID-19 policy	0.05		0.07		0.16**
Infections in relatives and friends	0.03		0.01		-0.03
Residual symptoms	0.23***		0.21***		0.14***

a: Multiple linear regression analysis, β: Standardized coefficient, R²: Coefficient of Determination, COVID-19: The coronavirus disease 2019, *: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01, ***: P < 0.001

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