Xi Y, Elkana O, Jiao WE, Li D, Tao ZZ. Associations between social support and anxiety during the COVID-19 lockdown in young and middle-aged Israelis: A cross-sectional study.
World J Psychiatry 2022;
12:1194-1203. [PMID:
36186497 PMCID:
PMC9521534 DOI:
10.5498/wjp.v12.i9.1194]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
This study examined the associations between social support and anxiety during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an Israeli sample.
AIM
To examine the associations between social support and anxiety during the COVID-19 in an Israeli sample.
METHODS
Data for this cross-sectional study were retrieved from an online survey. Linear regression, logistic regression and restricted cubic spline models were conducted to test for associations between social support and anxiety.
RESULTS
A total of 655 individuals took part in the present study. In the univariate linear regression model, there is a negative correlation between the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 score (GAD-7) and the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS) score. For MSPSS score, the multivariable adjusted regression coefficient and 95% confidence interval (CI) of GAD-7 score were -0.779 (-1.063 to -0.496). In the univariate logistic regression model, there was a negative correlation between anxiety (GAD-7 ≥ 9) and MSPSS score, and there was still a negative correlation in multivariate logical regression analysis. The odds ratios and 95%CI were 0.709 (0.563-0.894).
CONCLUSION
Social support was inversely correlated with anxiety during COVID-19 in an Israeli sample.
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