Table 2.

Correlations between key study variables

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4
1. COVID-19 phobia	8.68	4.06	1
2. Loneliness	3.66	1.63	0.210**	1
3. Social support	3.93	0.72	− 0.047*	− 0.496**	1
4. Coping	3.82	0.37	− 0.177**	− 0.390**	0.333**	1
5. Intention to abandon nursing studies	2.09	1.16	0.293**	0.214**	− 0.129*	− 0.325**

** p < .001

** p < .05