Coping and Anxiety During Lockdown in Spain: The Role of Perceived Impact and Information Sources

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Table 1 Zero-Order Observed Correlation and Partial Correlation Matrixes for All COVID-19-Related Research Variables

Scales		(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)
(1)	Primary Coping	—	0.32***	0.17**	0.15**	0.06	0.06	−0.04
(2)	Secondary Coping	0.35***	—	0.06	0.03	−0.16**	−0.14**	−0.33***
(3)	Use of Traditional Media	0.18***	0.06	—	0.41***	0.04	0.08	0.13**
(4)	Use of Social Media	0.14**	0.04	0.40***	—	0.02	0.09	0.19***
(5)	Perceived Life Differences	0.04	−0.17**	0.05	0.01	—	0.31***	0.34***
(6)	COVID-19 Global Impact	0.05	−0.14**	0.10*	0.09	0.30***	—	0.36***
(7)	Anxiety	−0.11*	−0.36***	0.07	0.16**	0.32***	0.33***	—

Notes: Bivariate/Partial (Controlling for Gender and Age) Correlations (below/above diagonal). p < 0.05*; p < 0.01**; p < 0.001***.

Table 2 Hierarchical Regression Analysis Predicting Anxiety

Model	Predictor	β	p	R^2	ΔR^2	f^2
1	Age	−0.30	<0.001	0.096***		0.106
	Gender	0.02	0.730
	Household Size	0.04	0.376
	Educational Attainment	0.02	0.703
2	Age	−0.28	<0.001	0.352***	0.255***	0.395
	Gender	0.01	0.773
	Household Size	0.04	0.347
	Educational Attainment	0.00	0.926
	Primary Coping	−0.01	0.890
	Secondary Coping	−0.26	<0.001
	Traditional Media	0.06	0.235
	Social Media	0.14	0.002
	Perceived Life Differences	0.21	<0.001
	COVID-19 Global Impact	0.22	<0.001

Notes: Gender: 0 = Male; 1 = Female; Household size was assessed by the participant reporting the number of people living in their current household. Education was coded as 1 (less than high school) to 7 (PhD holder or higher). ***p <0.001; All VIFs ≤ 1.27.

Figure 1 Sequential mediation model for Secondary Coping, Perceived Life Differences, Perceived Personal Impact, and Anxiety. Covariates: Primary Coping, Age, Gender, Household Size, Education, and Use of Traditional and Social Media. p < 0.05*; p < 0.001***.

Figure 2 Mediation models for Secondary Coping, Use of Traditional Media and Social Media as mediators, and Anxiety. Covariates: Primary Coping, Age, Gender, Household Size, Education, Perceived Life Differences, and Perceived Personal Impact. p < 0.05*; p < 0.001***.