| Scale items | Correlation with PES |
|---|---|
| Engagement in behaviors to follow health guidelines, downtown scenario (M = 5.64, SD = 1.12) | |
| This downtown area has no rules about masks. How likely would you be to wear a mask or other face covering while you walk around there? | −0.07 |
| While walking around in the downtown area, how likely are you to try to maintain a distance of at least 6 ft from other people? | −0.08 |
| You are interested in going in some shops. How likely are you to spend some time indoors while you are downtown? (reversed) | 0.19⁎⁎ |
| You want to watch the concert, but the area in front of the stage is very crowded. How likely are you to watch the concert despite the crowd? (reversed) | 0.28⁎⁎⁎ |
| There is hand sanitizer available in the downtown area. How likely are you to use it? | −0.00 |
| How likely are you to wash your hands more during and after your trip downtown? | −0.13⁎ |
| How likely are you to behave as you normally would when there is no pandemic? (reversed) | 0.25⁎⁎⁎ |
| How likely are you to focus on having fun rather than on the virus while downtown? (reversed) | 0.20⁎⁎ |
| How likely would you be to avoid going downtown altogether? | −0.06 |
| Engagement in behaviors to follow health guidelines, party scenario (M = 5.49, SD = 1.23) | |
| Your friend's house has no rules about masks. How likely would you be to wear a mask or other face covering while you are there? | −0.05 |
| While at your friend's party, how likely are you to try to maintain a distance of at least 6 ft from other people? | −0.02 |
| You are interested in going inside to get out of the heat and talk to people there. How likely are you to spend some time indoors while you are at your friend's party? (reversed) | 0.15⁎ |
| You want to get some food and talk to the host, but the area in front of the grill is very crowded. How likely are you to hang out by the grill despite the crowd? (reversed) | 0.24⁎⁎⁎ |
| There is hand sanitizer available at your friend's house. How likely are you to use it? | 0.04 |
| How likely are you to wash your hands more during and after the party? | −0.08 |
| How likely are you to behave as you normally would when there is no pandemic? (reversed) | 0.26⁎⁎⁎ |
| How likely are you to focus on having fun rather than on the virus while at the party? (reversed) | 0.17⁎⁎ |
| How likely would you be to avoid going to the party altogether? | −0.09 |
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p < .05.
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p < .01.
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p < .001.