Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and intercorrelations of the measured variables
| M | s.d. | Med. | Min. | Max. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Conspiracy beliefs W1 | 1.72 | 0.54 | 1.44 | 1.00 | 4.89 | – | ||||||||||
| 2. Conspiracy beliefs W2 | 1.77 | 0.69 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 4.44 | 0.69 | – | |||||||||
| 3. Conspiracy beliefs W3 | 1.73 | 0.65 | 1.44 | 1.00 | 4.89 | 0.70 | 0.77 | – | ||||||||
| 4. Physical distancing W1 | 7.99 | 2.08 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 10.00 | −0.14 | −0.28 | −0.29 | – | |||||||
| 5. Physical distancing W2 | 7.22 | 2.22 | 7.75 | 0.00 | 10.00 | −0.20 | −0.43 | −0.42 | 0.55 | – | ||||||
| 6. Physical distancing W3 | 7.79 | 2.12 | 8.25 | 0.00 | 10.00 | −0.17 | −0.42 | −0.37 | 0.54 | 0.66 | – | |||||
| 7. Support for policy W1 | 6.85 | 2.30 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | −0.13 | −0.09 | −0.11 | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0.36 | – | ||||
| 8. Support for policy W2 | 4.52 | 2.32 | 4.40 | 0.00 | 10.00 | −0.06 | −0.12 | −0.19 | 0.37 | 0.54 | 0.39 | 0.55 | – | |||
| 9. Support for policy W3 | 6.02 | 2.35 | 6.40 | 0.00 | 10.00 | −0.12 | −0.23 | −0.29 | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.54 | – | ||
| 10. Perceived danger W1 | 3.60 | 0.86 | 3.67 | 1.00 | 5.00 | −0.22 | −0.25 | −0.25 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.30 | – | |
| 11. Perceived danger W2 | 3.55 | 0.97 | 3.67 | 1.00 | 5.00 | −0.24 | −0.39 | −0.42 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.76 | – |
| 12. Perceived danger W3 | 3.72 | 0.98 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | −0.28 | −0.39 | −0.40 | 0.42 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.73 |
Note: Conspiracy beliefs and perceived danger are measured on five-point scales (1–5), physical distancing and support for lockdown policy are measured on 11-point scales (0–10). All correlations were significant (p < 0.001).