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. 2021 Jan 19;112(1):17–28. doi: 10.17269/s41997-020-00457-5

Table 3.

Spearman Rho correlations between adherence to physical distancing, socio-demographic and health characteristics, health beliefs, social norms, and emotional distress

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. .21 .22
1. Adherence
2. Gender − 0.09**
3. Age 0.15** 0.12**
4. Population density − 0.01 − 0.00 0.02
5. Education 0.00 0.01 0.08** 0.05
6. Household composition 0.01 0.00 − 0.09** − 0.05 − 0.09**
7. Caregiving status − 0.04 − 0.04 − 0.10** 0.07* − 0.02 0.16**
8. Relationship status 0.01 0.01 − 0.05 − 00.06 0.02 0.42** 0.09**
9. Health risk 0.05 0.11** 0.22** 0.02 − 0.05 − 0.07* 0.01 − 0.07*
10. Close others’ COVID-19 diagnosis − 0.00 − 0.03 − 0.10** 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.13** 0.02 − 0.06
11. Essential worker − 0.20** − 0.02 − 0.14** − 0.02 − 0.04 0.01 0.06 0.07* − 0.02 0.12**
12. Perceived susceptibility − 0.06* − 0.04 − 0.16** 0.08* − 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.21**
13. Perceived severity for oneself 0.14** 0.04 0.22** 0.01 − 0.10** − 0.04 − 0.06 − 0.07* 0.30** − 0.10** − 0.10** 0.13**
14. Perceived severity for others 0.08* − 0.04 0.02 − 0.10** − 0.08** 0.01 0.09** − 0.02 0.09** 0.02 − 0.02 0.08* 0.43**
15. Perceived benefits for oneself 0.20** − 0.04 0.10** 0.04 0.04 − 0.04 − 0.09** 0.00 0.05 − 0.08* − 0.09** − 0.21** 0.06 − 0.02
16. Perceived benefits for others 0.27** − 0.12** 0.05 0.04 0.02 0.02 − 0.03 0.07* 0.03 − 0.01 − 0.04 − 0.07* 0.16** 0.10** 0.54**
17. Perceived barriers − 0.07* 0.03 − 0.10** 0.07* − 0.12** 0.02 0.11 − 0.06 − 0.04 0.07* 0.06 0.11** 0.02 0.05 − 0.12** − 0.12**
18. Descriptive norms 0.14** 0.07* 0.09** − 0.00 0.09** − 0.01 − 0.07* − 0.05 0.05 − 0.05 − 0.09** − 0.12** 0.06 0.01 0.22** 0.12** − 0.05
19. Injunctive social norms − 0.19** 0.10** − 0.12** 0.04 − 0.02 0.01 0.03 − 0.04 − 0.06 0.03 − 0.00 0.08* − 0.09** − 0.02 − 0.23** − 0.32** 0.17** − 0.17**
20. Injunctive personal norms 0.27** − 0.15** 0.06 − 0.00 0.07* − 0.04 − 0.05 0.05 0.06 − 0.03 − 0.07* − 0.06 0.11** 0.17** 0.37** 0.53** − 0.18** 0.12** − 0.31**
21. Psychological distress − 0.08* − 0.16** − 0.17** 0.08* − 0.08* 0.04 0.13** − 0.05 0.00 0.08* 0.06 0.22** 0.03 0.06 − 0.19** − 0.13** 0.38** − 0.18** 0.13** − 0.12**
22. Perceived loneliness − 0.03 − 0.12** − 0.07* 0.06 − 0.13** − 0.07* 0.04 − 0.16** 0.03 0.07* − 0.03 0.11** 0.03 0.02 − 0.12** − 0.11** 0.39** − 0.09** 0.05 − 0.11** 0.56**

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01