Table 3 Results of hierarchical regression analysis for COVID-19 related CT (n = 447).

Step 1

0.143

 Gender (1 = m)

1.095

0.693

0.071

−0.267, 2.457

 Age

0.078

0.028

0.123**

0.023, 0.133

 Education

−0.759

0.102

−0.334***

−0.959, −0.559

Step 2

0.031

 Gender

0.950

0.684

0.061

−0.395, 2.295

 Age

0.088

0.028

0.139**

0.034, 0.143

 Education

−0.702

0.102

−0.309***

−0.902, −0.502

 CP participant

2.059

0.877

0.111*

0.336, 3.782

 CP close

1.525

0.800

0.095

−0.046, 3.097

 CP acquaintance

0.570

1.278

0.021

-1.942, 3.082

Step 3

0.042

 Gender

1.483

0.676

0.096*

0.154, 2.812

 Age

0.072

0.027

0.114**

0.019, 0.126

 Education

−0.596

0.102

−0.263***

−0.796, −0.396

 CP participant

1.762

0.857

0.095*

0.077, 3.446

 CP close

0.900

0.790

0.056

−0.653, 2.454

 CP acquaintance

1.689

1.268

0.062

−0.802, 4.180

 Cognitive reflection

−0.912

0.188

−0.220***

-1.281, −0.543

Step 4

0.039

 Gender

1.852

0.683

0.120**

0.509, 3.196

 Age

0.095

0.028

0.150***

0.040, 0.150

 Education

−0.548

0.101

−0.241***

−0.746, −0.349

 CP participant

1.191

0.859

0.064

−0.496, 2.879

 CP close

0.891

0.787

0.055

−0.655, 2.437

 CP acquaintance

1.774

1.284

0.065

−0.749, 4.298

 Cognitive reflection

−0.813

0.189

−0.196***

-1.184, −0.441

 Depression

−0.666

0.498

−0.081

-1.645, 0.313

 Mania

0.678

0.410

0.074

−0.129, 1.484

 Anxiety

0.221

0.585

0.025

−0.929, 1.371

 Somatic symptoms

1.097

0.462

0.129*

0.189, 2.004

 Psychosis

0.716

0.543

0.060

−0.352, 1.783

 Repetitive thoughts and behaviours

−0.279

0.591

−0.027

-1.441, 0.883

 Personality functioning

0.697

0.480

0.089

−0.246, 1.640

 Substance use

−0.140

0.410

−0.016

−0.946, 0.666

Step 5

0.074

 Gender

1.376

0.673

0.089*

0.053, 2.700

Age

0.098

0.027

0.154***

0.045, 0.151

Education

−0.404

0.099

−0.178***

−0.599, −0.208

 CP participant

0.622

0.822

0.033

−0.995, 2.238

 CP close

0.677

0.758

0.042

−0.813, 2.168

 CP acquaintance

1.404

1.226

0.051

-1.005, 3.813

 Cognitive reflection

−0.751

0.180

−0.181***

-1.105, −0.396

 Depression

−0.852

0.476

−0.104

-1.786, 0.083

 Mania

0.873

0.399

0.095*

0.089, 1.657

 Anxiety

0.391

0.559

0.045

−0.707, 1.489

 Somatic symptoms

0.776

0.444

0.091

−0.096, 1.647

 Psychosis

0.303

0.531

0.026

−0.741, 1.347

 Repetitive thoughts and behaviours

−0.527

0.566

−0.051

-1.639, 0.585

 Personality functioning

0.082

0.466

0.010

−0.834, 0.997

 Substance use

−0.373

0.395

−0.042

-1.150, 0.403

Mature defence style

−0.815

0.295

−0.134**

-1.394, −0.236

 Neurotic defence style

−0.407

0.316

−0.069

-1.027, 0.214

 Immature defence style

2.687

0.413

0.345***

1.875, 3.498