Table 2.

Factor loadings of the 5 items in the preparedness scale.

Items	Factor loadings
I was mentally prepared for a pandemic like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.	0.31
I was able to predict how bad things would get due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic before things really took off.	0.58
The magnitude of the consequences of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak took me by surprise. (−)	0.85
I knew early on which items I should buy in preparation for a pandemic like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.	0.34
I never could have imagined that a viral outbreak would have consequences like the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. (−)	0.79
Cronbach's alpha	0.73
Inter-item correlation (M)	0.35