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. 2020 Nov 23;11:585587. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.585587

TABLE 7.

Information on the analysis of the question “I understand I have to stay at home because….”

Class ECUs % Word
Community sample
1 Name Avoid contagion 17 10.97 Contagion
Phrases It is a highly contagious disease This way the risk of spreading infection is reduced, slowing it down and avoiding an overload of the country’s health system. I must avoid contagion
2 Name Don’t infect me nor others 21 13.55 family
Phrases Yes, my safety and others that I live with, including my family To not infect me or infect others I can catch the disease and pass it to my family
3 Name Don’t go out to avoid contagion 42 27.10 If
Phrases Because if I go out someone could infect me Because if we go to the streets someone with the disease could infect us. Because if I go out I can get sick.
4 Name Dangers of contagion 22 14.19 One
Phrases If I catch the virus I could pass it to my parents and we could have a serious problem. It’s a very contagious virus. I can be the carrier of the virus and pass it along to others.
5 Name Social isolation 32 20.65 Person
Phrases Because we need to avoid contact with other people that could be infected. I can get infected by being with other people. Because by being in touch with other people you are more likely to get sick.
6 Name Coronavirus infection 21 13.54 Coronavirus
Phrases I could get coronavirus and I could die. Because I could get infected with coronavirus and I could die. To not get infected by the coronavirus.
High ability sample
1 Name Avoid spreading the virus 58 44.27 avoid
Phrases To avoid the spread of the virus This way I avoid spreading the virus It is the best way not to spread the virus
2 Name Chance of contagion 40 30.53 because
Phrases Because if I go out I will get infected. It’s possible that nothing may happen to me, but if I get the virus, I’m a carrier and I could pass it along to my family. Because if not I could get infected.
3 Name Chance of getting sick 33 25.20 Get sick
Phrases I could get sick with coronavirus COVID_19 Due to the coronavirus, if we go out we might get sick I could get sick.