Table 4.
Correlations between independent and dependent variables
| How informed do you feel about the COVID-19 outbreak? | How worried are you about the effects of COVID-19 for you personally? | How worried are you about the effects of COVID-19 for your loved ones? | How worried are you about the effects of COVID-19 for the community in general? | How do you think COVID-19 compares to the seasonal flu? | How necessary is it for you to change your daily behavior to reduce the spread of COVID-19? | How necessary is it for changes to occur in the community in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19? | How do you think the people you are close with are reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak? | How do you think the government is reacting to the COVID-19 outbreak? | How do you think the media is reacting to the COVID-19 outbreak? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived Stress | -.251 -.013 | .178 .059 | .183 .136 | .211 .082 | .124 .030 | .084 .099 | .079 .127 | -.206 -.150 | -.020 -.204 | -.068 -.155 |
| Depression | -.116 -.010 | .112 .043 | .190 .152 | .135 -.028 | .150 -.004 | -.017 .063 | .066 .081 | -.302 -.107 | .004 -.161 | -.103 -.148 |
| Anger | -.062 -.049 | .190 .033 | .200 .105 | .243 .025 | .089 -.041 | .011 .070 | .012 .109 | -.238 -.028 | -.080 -.122 | -.108 -.092 |
| Mania | -.074 .074 | .104 .040 | .137 .147 | .065 -.001 | .105 -.043 | .108 .081 | .110 .066 | .053 .085 | -.005 -.079 | -.060 -.061 |
| Anxiety | -.093 .005 | .261 .137 | .288 .187 | .193 .045 | .226 .036 | .237 .111 | .095 .107 | -.274 -.066 | -.160 -.169 | -.131 -.079 |
| Somatic Complaints | -.171 -.112 | .074 .058 | .135 .124 | .079 .017 | .012 -.016 | .010 .070 | .017 .055 | -.143 -.120 | -.199 -.154 | -.118 -.108 |
| Suicide | -.190 -.093 | -.027 .002 | -.009 .001 | .047 -.038 | -.039 .017 | -.143 .039 | .014 .065 | -.157 -.052 | .002 -.140 | -.009 -.123 |
| Psychosis | .120 -.015 | .100 .077 | .169 .080 | .029 .068 | .083 -.013 | .009 .085 | .055 .057 | -.134 -.024 | .041 -.048 | -.006 -.068 |
| Sleep Problems | -.147 -.037 | .026 .033 | .105 .141 | .108 -.012 | .097 -.035 | .067 .052 | .125 .078 | -.237 -.066 | -.076 -.126 | -.042 -.023 |
| Memory | -.030 -.035 | .055 .005 | .044 .039 | .033 -.027 | .031 -.072 | -.022 .046 | .026 -.025 | -.079 -.099 | .024 -.065 | -.058 -.026 |
| Repetitive Behaviors | .014 .029 | .031 -.014 | .087 .095 | .014 -.028 | .073 -.019 | -.034 .051 | -.034 .034 | -.185 -.074 | .012 -.099 | -.081 -.044 |
| Dissociation | -.004 -.023 | .062 .035 | .079 .090 | .058 -.058 | .082 .019 | -.090 .080 | .000 .120 | -.075 -.049 | -.143 -.154 | -.177 -.091 |
| Personality Problems | -.125 -.023 | .044 .070 | .070 .190 | .104 .027 | .065 .025 | -.008 .115 | .042 .107 | -.151 -.095 | -.078 -.159 | -.168 -.101 |
| Substance Use | .059 -.071 | .084 -.137 | .068 -.155 | -.032 -.129 | -.005 -.079 | -.045 -.127 | -.129 -.145 | .026 .072 | .093 .086 | .068 .049 |
| AUDIT | -.027 -.092 | .011 -.156 | .071 -.121 | .016 -.164 | -.151 -.178 | -.001 -.229 | -.123 -.246 | -.033 .043 | .189 .052 | .290 .115 |
Note: Numbers at top of the cells are from the Spring 2020 cohort and numbers on the bottom of the cells are from the Fall 2020 cohort; all correlations >.20 are bolded