Table 2.
Correlation matrix (Pearson r and 2-tailed P values) for studied variables (N=1985).
| Variable | Gender | Anxiety | Confidence | Perceived risk | Support | Resources | Internet | Medical staff | Family | |
| Gender |
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r | 1 | −.08 | 0.09 | −.05 | −.07 | 0.04 | −.03 | −.02 | −.12 |
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P value | —a | <.001 | <.001 | .02)* | .001 | -0.06 | -0.17 | -0.5 | <.001 |
| Anxiety |
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r | −.08 | 1 | −.08 | 0.07 | −.03 | −.08 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 0.08 |
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P value | <.001 | — | <.001 | .003 | -0.17 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Confidenceb |
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r | 0.09 | −.08 | 1 | 0.22 | −.35 | 0.25 | 0.01 | −.10 | −.19 |
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P value | <.001 | <.001 | — | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | -0.8 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Perceived riskc |
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r | −.05 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 1 | −.01 | −.13 | −.06 | 0.1 | −.08 |
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P value | .02)* | .003 | <.001 | — | −0.74 | <.001 | .008 | <.001 | <.001)** |
| Supportd |
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r | −.07 | −.03 | −.35 | −.01 | 1 | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.27 |
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P value | .001 | -0.17 | <.001 | -0.74 | — | <.001 | -0.06 | <.001 | <.001 |
| Resourcese |
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r | 0.04 | −.08 | 0.25 | −.13 | 0.22 | 1 | 0.01 | −.08 | −.10 |
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P value | -0.06 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | — | -0.65 | .001 | <.001 |
| Internetf |
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r | −.03 | 0.1 | 0.01 | −.06 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.27 |
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P value | -0.17 | <.001 | -0.8 | .008 | -0.06 | -0.65 | — | <.001 | <.001 |
| Medical staffg |
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r | −.02 | 0.11 | −.10 | 0.1 | 0.09 | −.08 | 0.14 | 1 | 0.22 |
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P value | -0.5 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | .001 | <.001 | — | <.001 |
| Familyh |
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r | −.12 | 0.08 | −.19 | −.08 | 0.27 | −.10 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 1 |
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P value | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | — |
aNot applicable.
bConfidence: confidence in pandemic control.
cPerceived risk: risk perception of susceptibility to COVID-19.
dSupport: perceived satisfactory support from family, friends, or university.
eResources: sufficiency of resources.
fInternet: COVID-19 information received from the internet.
gMedical staff: COVID-19 information received from medical staff.
hFamily: COVID-19 information received from family.