Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the independent variables.
| Variable | Missing | Total | School teachers | Nursery school teachers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | |
| Technology acceptance | 124 | 25.3 (11.9) | 25.6 (11.9) | 24.4 (12.2) |
| Media health literacy | 126 | 23.2 (5.7) | 23.9 (5.5) | 20.7 (5.7) |
| Conspiracy belief | 169 | 6.0 (5.4) | 5.0 (5.0) | 9.3 (5.3) |
| Trust in organizations | ||||
| WHO | 167 | 2.9 (1.1) | 2.9 (1.0) | 2.4 (1.2) |
| Federal Office for Radiation Protection | 166 | 3.2 (1.1) | 3.3 (0.9) | 2.3 (1.3) |
| Federation of German Consumer Organizations | 167 | 3.0 (0.9) | 3.1 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.0) |
| Trust in initiatives | ||||
| Institute for applied ecology | 169 | 2.6 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.0) |
| Physicians’ appeals | 166 | 2.9 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.1) |
| Citizens’ initiatives | 166 | 2.0 (1.4) | 2.1 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.1) |
| Trust in institutions | ||||
| Federal government | 169 | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.0) | 1.5 (1.1) |
| Politicians | 170 | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.1 (1.1) | 1.3 (1.0) |
| Political parties | 170 | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.1 (1.1) | 1.4 (1.0) |
| Courts | 169 | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.1 (0.9) | 2.4 (1.1) |
| Large companies | 171 | 1.4 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.1) | 1.2 (1.0) |
| Police | 169 | 2.8 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.9) | 2.6 (1.0) |
| Armed forces | 169 | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.6 (1.0) | 2.4 (1.0) |
| Media | 168 | 1.9 (1.1) | 2.0 (1.1) | 1.5 (1.1) |
| Science | 169 | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.4 (0.8) | 2.7 (1.1) |
| Most other people | 170 | 2.2 (0.9) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.9) |
| Environmental worry: high | 179 | n (%) 707 (57.9) |
n (%) 517 (55.8) |
n (%) 178 (63.6) |
Scale limits: Technology acceptance: 0–48; Media Health Literacy: 0–32; Conspiracy belief: 0–20; Trust in organizations: 0–4; Trust in initiatives: 0–4; Trust in institutions: 0–4.