Table 2.

Study variables by study group.

	Swiss sample (n = 595)	Israeli sample (n = 639)	Independent sample t-test
Exposure to COVID-19 (M, SD)	1.41, 1.44	1.38, 1.15	t-test (1,204) = 0.3 p = 0.77
Fear of COVID-19 (M, SD)	6.32, 1.82	7.82, 2.01	t-test (1,232) = 13.68 p < 0.001
Fatalism (M, SD)	15.02, 5.65	16.1, 5.11	t-test (1,232) = 3.53 p < 0.0015
Locus of control (M, SD)	20.38, 4.32	22.72, 4.43	t-test (1,229) = 9.45 p < 0.001
Institutional betrayal (M, SD)	19.13, 8.79	34.68, 9.33	t-test (1,232) = 30.1 p < 0.001
Negative affect (M, SD)	10.09, 4.01	12.24, 4.84	t-test (1,232) = 8.47 p < 0.001

Exposure to COVID-19 range: 0–7; Fear of COVID-19: 3–12; Fatalism range: 0–30; Locus of control range: 5–35; Institutional betrayal range: 12–55; Negative affect: 4.86–25.