Fig 1.
Research structure.
Table 1.
Demographic descriptive statistics (N = 3,165).
Table 2.
Cronbach’s α, composite reliability (CR), and average variance extracted (AVE) values.
Table 3.
Measurement model fit index.
Table 4.
Correlations and descriptive information of variables.
Fig 2.
Interaction diagram.
Table 5.
Hierarchical regression analysis of the influence of gender and social support on anxiety.
Table 6.
Multiple interaction tests of the effects of gender on perceived pandemic risk and social support.
Table 7.
Slope difference tests.
Fig 3.
Third-order interaction effects of gender and social support on anxiety levels under perceived epidemic stress.
Table 8.
Comparison of the single slopes of the third-order interaction effects.