Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and results of one-sample t tests against the scales’ midpoint value (4) for independent variables of the regression models (age, gender, and day of participation were excluded due to the inappropriateness of the statistics in these cases).
Variable | Mean (SD) | t 405 | P value | Cohen d |
Severity of infection | 4.01 (1.55) | 0.139 | .89 | 0.01 |
Vulnerability to infection | 4.85 (1.46) | 11.679 | <.001 | 0.58 |
Rewards of avoiding social distancing | 2.57 (1.60) | –17.976 | <.001 | 0.89 |
Self-efficacy regarding social distancing | 6.02 (1.07) | 38.148 | <.001 | 1.89 |
Response efficacy of social distancing | 5.92 (1.17) | 33.194 | <.001 | 1.64 |
Response costs of social distancing | 4.48 (1.48) | 6.526 | <.001 | 0.32 |
Trust in other people’s social distancing behavior | 5.10 (1.21) | 18.372 | <.001 | 0.91 |
Severity of data misuse | 5.09 (1.52) | 14.475 | <.001 | 0.72 |
Vulnerability to data misuse | 4.96 (1.43) | 13.442 | <.001 | 0.67 |
General trust in official app providers | 4.20 (1.65) | 2.410 | .02 | 0.12 |