Role of positive mental health in reducing fears related to COVID-19 and general anxiety disorder in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Table 3 Results of linear regression predicting general anxiety disorder (n = 501)

Model	Variables	B	SE	β	t	95% CI	p
1	(Constant)	19.944	1.503		13.268	16.990–22.897	< 0.001
	Positive mental health	− 0.275	0.043	− 0.277	− 6.450	− 0.358 to − 0.191	< 0.001
	R² = 0.075, F = 41.602, p < 0.001
2	(Constant)	10.232	1.694		6.039	6.903–13.562	< 0.001
	Positive mental health	− 0.187	0.041	− 0.189	− 4.584	− 0.268 to − 0.107	< 0.001
	Fear of COVID-19	0.331	0.036	0.399	9.211	0.260–0.401	< 0.001
	Preventive behavior	0.019	0.033	0.025	0.582	− 0.045 to 0.083	0.561
	R² = 0.236, F = 51.048, p < 0.001

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