Table 3.
Correlation between the constructs of PMT and natural disaster coping behaviors (Pearson correlation test).
Variables | Perceived vulnerability | Perceived severity | Perceived rewards | Perceived costs | Self-efficacy | Response efficacy | Fear | Protection motivation | Safety behaviors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perceived vulnerability | 1 | ||||||||
Perceived severity | 0.254** | 1 | |||||||
Perceived rewards | 0.015 | −0.045 | 1 | ||||||
Perceived costs | −081 | −0.063 | −0.121** | 1 | |||||
Self-efficacy | 0.071 | 0.000 | −0.053 | −0.004 | 1 | ||||
Response efficacy | 0.158** | 0.104* | −0.075 | −0.125** | 0.204** | 1 | |||
Fear | 0.262** | 0.414** | −0.036 | −0.041 | 0.117** | 0.103* | 1 | ||
Protection motivation | 0.126** | 0.283** | −0140** | −0.139** | 0.247** | 0.202** | 0.424** | 1 | |
Safety behaviors | 0.166** | 0.174** | −0.089* | −0.086* | 0.166** | 0.115** | 0.121** | 0.503** | 1 |
*p-value < 0.05; **p-value < 0.01.