TABLE 6.

Higher-order beliefs about the pandemic, self-efficacy, and compliance with the safety measures: Correlations.

Variable	Self-efficacy (Wave 1)	Self-efficacy (Wave 2)	Compliance With the Safety Measures (Wave 1)	Compliance With the Safety Measures (Wave 2)
Coronavirus has come to tell us we are not the kings of the world.	–0.062 (–0.054)	0.045 (0.038)	–0.048 (–0.051)	0.037 (0.028)
Coronavirus is a punishment for mankind that has lost its way.	–0.192** (–0.187**)	–0.088* (–0.071)	–0.208** (–0.215**)	–0.072+ (–0.088*)
Coronavirus is a way of nature warning us to stop destroying our planet.	–0.107* (–0.102*)	0.021 (–0.087*)	–0.102* (–0.106*)	0.087* (–0.078)

⁺p < 0.1 (2-tailed); *p < 0.05 (2-tailed); **p < 0.01 (2-tailed). Numbers in parentheses in the last two columns indicate parameters when controlling for socially desirable responding of participants.