Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and factor loadings for social media competency & trust.

Variable	Measurement Item	Mean (SD)	Loading	Eigenvalue (Variance %)
Social media competency (Wirtz et al., 2015)	I am comfortable when using social media and applications on my own.	3.63 (0.88)	0.931	3.99 (79.91) α = 0.94
	I am able to use social media and applications well on my own.	3.58 (0.90)	0.925
	I am able to use social media and applications even if there is nobody around to help me.	3.75 (0.86)	0.892
	I feel confident when using social media and applications.	3.33 (0.91)	0.879
	I feel confident and competent finding information by using search functions on social media.	3.68 (0.88)	0.839
Trust in the government (Griffin et al., 2008; Lallmahomed et al., 2017; Park et al., 2015)	I feel that the government does its best for people.	2.91 (0.94)	0.866	7.54 (68.58) α = 0.95
	The government does a good job of communicating with people about proper risk preventive measures and policies.	2.76(0.93)	0.861
	I feel that the government performs its task with honesty and integrity.	2.77 (0.97)	0.858
	The government is doing a competent job of monitoring emerging risks to protect people.	2.79 (0.90)	0.841
	I trust that the government keeps my best interests in mind.	2.65 (0.97)	0.837
	In my opinion, the government is trustworthy.	2.72 (0.91)	0.836
	I trust the government to protect people from public health risks such as infectious diseases.	2.90 (0.91)	0.823
	Government officials care about minimizing public health risks.	2.90 (0.93)	0.821
	I trust the government.	2.93 (0.89)	0.799
	I feel that the government does the public work that people want.	2.81 (0.86)	0.793
	I feel that the government does not waste people's taxes.	2.43 (0.98)	0.770