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. 2020 Nov 14;93:104083. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2020.104083

Table 1.

Constructs, measures, sources, sample sizes, and descriptive statistics across both time points.

Variable Source Time 1 Observations M (SD) Time 2 Observations M (SD) Range
Situational attributions for poverty (8 items) Guimond et al., 1989 233 4.43 (1.31) 233 4.69 (1.31) 1–7
Dispositional attributions for poverty (4 items) Guimond et al., 1989 233 3.30 (1.61) 233 3.06 (1.66) 1–7
Support for economic inequality (5 items) Wiwad et al., 2019 233 2.83 (1.68) 233 2.85 (1.75) 1–7
Support for government intervention (4 items) Pew Research Center, 2014 233 3.08 (0.79) 233 3.14 (0.76) 1–4
Coronavirus' Impact on the Poor (4 items) Present Work 233 5.91 (1.34) 1–7
Willingness to Help the Poor (3 items) Present Work 233 5.39 (1.30) 1–7

Note. Individual item text for each scale can be found in the SOM. For every scale, higher means correspond to stronger endorsement of the given construct.