Table 4 Multiple linear regression predicting psychological distress among the studied sample

Intercept

25.091142

2.8948

8.67

< .0001*

Age

− 0.124101

0.021613

− 5.74

< .0001*

Marital status [unmarried]

0.351404

0.319698

1.10

0.2721

Perceived threat of infection

0.0577026

0.089452

0.65

0.5191

Perceived seriousness of the disease

0.2796199

0.071428

3.91

< .0001*

Perception of effectiveness of preventive measures

− 0.29369

0.09266

− 3.17

0.0016*

Fear of losing job because of reasons related to the pandemic

0.7454765

0.227063

3.28

0.0011*

Difficulty of staying home and not going out unless necessary

0.5926451

0.214181

2.77

0.0058*

Commitment to preventive measures

− 0.189432

0.157251

− 1.20

0.2287

Feasibility of avoiding social gatherings with family and friends

− 0.26727

0.38231

− 0.70

0.4847