Table 3.

Correlations among study variables

Variables		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Past electoral exit		− 0.02	− 0.05	− 0.05	0.13**	0.01	− 0.04	− 0.06	− 0.01
2	Political trust (outcomes)			0.66**	0.41**	− 0.55**	− 0.47	− 0.13**	0.08*	− 0.10**
3	Political trust (institutions)				0.46**	− 0.56**	− 0.44**	− 0.01	0.10**	− 0.03
4	Trust in news media					− 0.38**	− 0.28**	0.003	− 0.02	− 0.03
5	Political hopelessness						0.55**	− 0.07	− 0.23**	− 0.12**
6	Populist attitudes							0.10**	− 0.06	0.05
7	Protest								0.46**	0.69**
8	Institutional									0.55**
9	SNS participation

^*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01