| Scale items | Correlation with PES |
|---|---|
| Engagement in behaviors to follow health guidelines scale | |
| I am making an effort to wash my hands more. | −0.17⁎ |
| I am engaging in social distancing. | −0.24⁎⁎ |
| If I am invited to a fun party that I want to attend, I will go. (reversed) | 0.44⁎⁎⁎ |
| I am not or would not follow a “shelter in place” order. (reversed) | 0.50⁎⁎⁎ |
| I have changed my behavior due to the pandemic. | −0.19⁎ |
| Concern about getting sick scale | |
| I believe I am not at risk of getting sick from the coronavirus. (reversed) | 0.43⁎⁎⁎ |
| It is likely that I will stay healthy in the upcoming months. (reversed) | 0.09 |
| It is likely that I will get infected by the coronavirus. | 0.08 |
| If I catch COVID-19, I am likely to be asymptomatic. (reversed) | 0.02 |
| If I do get sick, it won't be a big deal. (reversed) | 0.23⁎⁎ |
| I am worried about getting sick. | 0.09 |
| I think other people are more at risk of getting sick than I am. (reversed) | 0.10 |
| Concern for others scale | |
| I am worried that my family and friends will get sick. | −0.10 |
| If I have resources someone else needs, I will share mine with them. | −0.23⁎⁎ |
| I am paying attention to how my actions could potentially put others at risk. | −0.27⁎⁎⁎ |
| Belief that threat of COVID-19 is overblown scale | |
| I think the threat of the virus is exaggerated. | 0.44⁎⁎⁎ |
| I am taking the threat of the virus seriously. (reversed) | −0.17⁎ |
| Other pandemic-related items (unreported in text) | |
| If I get sick, I deserve to be tested immediately. | 0.28⁎⁎⁎ |
| I try to stock up on limited resources. | 0.14 |
| Other health beliefs (unreported in text) | |
| Compared to others, how long do you think you will live? (1 = much shorter than others, 7 = much longer than others) | 0.11 |
| Compared to others your age, how healthy do you think you will be in five years? (1 = much less healthy than others, 7 = much more healthy than others) | −0.04 |
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p < .05.
⁎⁎
p < .01.
⁎⁎⁎
p < .001.