Table 3.
Correlations in general population and IT professionals.
General population (n = 131) | Age | Cyber-paranoia | Cyber-fear | Paranoia Scale |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cyber-paranoia | 0.38** | – | 0.37** | 0.01 |
Cyber-fear | 0.11 | 0.37** | – | 0.20* |
Paranoia Scale | –0.34** | 0.01 | 0.20* | – |
Technology awareness | –0.24** | –0.34** | –0.02 | 0.03 |
Years of internet use | –0.29** | –0.41** | –0.25** | 0.02 |
Frequency of internet use | –0.61** | –0.35** | –0.11 | 0.22* |
IT professionals (n = 50) | ||||
Cyber-paranoia | –0.22 | – | 0.40** | 0.59** |
Cyber-fear | 0.03 | 0.40** | – | 0.23 |
Paranoia Scale | –0.39** | 0.59** | 0.23 | – |
Technology awareness | –0.17 | –0.11 | 0.25 | 0.05 |
Years of internet use | 0.10 | –0.19 | –0.01 | 0.03 |
Frequency of internet use | –0.57** | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.17 |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01.