*3.2. New Media Consumption to Obtain COVID-19 Information*

In response to the second research question, the study adopted a paired *t*-test, and the results showed that new media consumption (*M =* 4.37, *SD =* 0.62) was significantly higher than traditional media consumption (*M =* 2.35, *SD =* 0.85) (*t*(341) = 37.19, *p* < 0.001, Cohen's *d* = 2.72).

### *3.3. Analysis of Health Status and COVID-19 Anxiety*

The results of the simple regression analysis showed that the participants' health status significantly negatively predicted their perceived COVID-19 risk (beta = −0.24, *p* < 0.001, *R*<sup>2</sup> = 0.06). However, there was no significant predictive relationship between health status and COVID-19 worry (beta = −0.02, *p* = 0.68). Thus, Research Hypothesis 1, that health status negatively predicts COVID-19 anxiety, was partially supported.

#### *3.4. Analysis of Media Consumption and COVID-19 Anxiety*

Table 3 shows that the frequency of new media consumption was significantly positively related to COVID-19 worry (beta = 0.23, *p* < 0.001) but not perceived COVID-19 risk (beta = 0.06, *p* = 0.28). In addition, the frequency of traditional media consumption was non-significantly positively related to COVID-19 worry (beta = 0.09, *p* = 0.09) and perceived COVID-19 risk (beta = 0.07, *p* = 0.22). Thus, Research Hypothesis 2, that new media use frequency positively predicts COVID-19 anxiety, was partially supported.

#### **Table 3.** Multiple regression analysis of media consumption.


\*\*\* *p <* 0.001. *Beta*: standardized coefficients.

#### *3.5. Analysis of COVID-19 Anxiety and Subjective Well-Being*

Table 4 shows that the perceived COVID-19 risk was negatively related to physical health (beta = −0.16, *p <* 0.001) and mental health (beta = −0.21, *p <* 0.001). However, there were no significant predictive relationships between the two aspects of anxiety and social relationships. Thus, Hypothesis 3, which posits that COVID-19 anxiety is negatively related to subjective well-being, was partially supported.


**Table 4.** Multiple regression analysis of COVID-19 anxiety.

\*\* *p <* 0.01. \*\*\* *p <* 0.001. *Beta*: standardized coefficients.
