Influence of mental health on information seeking, risk perception and mask wearing self-efficacy during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal panel study across 6 U.S. States

Table 4 Multivariable mental health at baseline models with information seeking, risk perception and mask wearing self-efficacy over time models

Mental Health Variables	Information seeking B (CI), p value	Risk Perception B (CI), p value	Mask Wearing Self-Efficacy B (CI), p value
Distress	0.05 (0.03, 0.06), < 0.001	1.73 (1.37, 2.10), < 0.001
Fear	0.13 (0.08, 0.17), < 0.001	1.98 (1.05, 2.92), < 0.001
Anger	-0.03 (-0.08, 0.01), 0.117	0.56 (-0.37, 1.48), 0.237
Disinterest		1.17 (0.43, 1.90), 0.002
Hopelessness		0.34 (-0.68, 1.36), 0.517	-0.11 (-0.15, -0.08), < 0.001
Upset/ avoidance	0.01 (-0.02, 0.05), 0.431	0.78 (0.11, 1.45), 0.023
Diminished functional ability	0.04 (0.00, 0.08), 0.061	-0.43 (-1.26, 0.41), 0.319	,

Statistical significance set at p = 0.001. All models adjusted for age, income, number of people known who died of COVID-19, education, political party, and work status. This table includes any mental health variable that was significant in Table 3 in one model. For example, for info seeking, distress, fear, anger, upset/avoidance, and diminished functional ability are in the model together with the adjustment variables

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