Table 5 Mixed model regressions from Study 3 predicting physical distancing and mask wearing.

From: Situational pathogen avoidance mediates the impact of social connectedness on preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Predictors

Physical distancing

Mask wearing

Estimates

Std. beta

CI

Std. CI

p

Estimates

Std. beta

CI

Std. CI

p

(Intercept)

43.86

 

42.03 to 45.68

 

< 0.001

6.21

 

5.66–6.77

 

< 0.001

Year of birth

− 0.02

− 0.20

− 0.02 to − 0.02

− 0.21 to − 0.19

< 0.001

− 0.00

− 0.08

− 0.00 to − 0.00

− 0.09 to − 0.07

< 0.001

Male (baseline: female)

− 0.08

− 0.03

− 0.11 to − 0.06

− 0.04 to − 0.02

< 0.001

− 0.01

− 0.01

− 0.02 to − 0.00

− 0.02 to − 0.01

< 0.001

New infections

0.00

0.01

0.00 to 0.00

0.01 to 0.02

< 0.001

0.00

0.01

0.00 to 0.00

0.00 to 0.01

0.015

Finding measures excessive

− 0.07

− 0.06

0.08 to − 0.06

− 0.06 to − 0.05

< 0.001

− 0.01

− 0.03

− 0.02 to − 0.01

− 0.04 to − 0.03

< 0.001

Connectedness

− 0.37

− 0.36

− 0.38 to − 0.37

− 0.36 to − 0.35

< 0.001

− 0.16

− 0.44

− 0.16 to − 0.16

− 0.45 to 0.44

< 0.001

Random effects

 σ2

0.76

    

0.11

    

 τ00

0.55userId

    

0.04userId

    

 ICC

0.42userId

    

0.26userId

    

 Observations

101,059

    

101,062

    

 Marginal R2/

0.189/

    

0.213/

    

Conditional R2

0.530

    

0.417

    
  1. In Study 3, physical distancing and mask wearing behaviours in private contact situations were regressed on the slope of new infections, participants’ age and gender, their general attitude toward protective measures and their connectedness to the private contacts. Both analyses controlled for multiple participation (modelled as random intercept).
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