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We used repeated, nationally representative, cross-sectional surveys in the UK over the course of 41\u00a0weeks from 1st April 2020 to January 28th, 2021, including a total of 38,092 participants. The PSB index was positively correlated with the logarithm of RCD (R: 0.881, p &lt; .001), CGH (R: 0.592, p &lt; .001) and GS (R: 0.785, p &lt; .001), but was not correlated with time (R: \u22120.118, p = .485). A multivariate linear regression analysis suggests that the log of RCD (coefficient: 0.125, p &lt; .001), GS (coefficient: 0.010, p = .019), and CGH (coefficient: 0.0.009, p &lt; .001) had a positive and significant impact on the PSB Index, while time did not affect it significantly. 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