Table 2.
Item No. | Item | Score of low-score group (Mean ± SD) | Score of high-score group (Mean ± SD) | t | P | ra |
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1 | The pandemic is highly contagious. | 4.28 ± 0.71 | 4.96 ± 0.20 | −6.292 | 0.001 | 0.442 |
2 | The pandemic is widespread. | 4.17 ± 0.73 | 4.98 ± 0.15 | −7.428 | 0.001 | 0.386 |
3 | The health damage caused by the pandemic is fatal. | 2.94 ± 1.07 | 4.47 ± 0.75 | −8.039 | 0.001 | 0.455 |
4 | I am afraid of being infected. | 2.64 ± 0.82 | 4.79 ± 0.55 | −14.940 | 0.001 | 0.710 |
5 | I am afraid the people I care about will be infected. | 3.17 ± 0.70 | 4.96 ± 0.29 | −16.130 | 0.001 | 0.698 |
6 | The pandemic is terrible. | 3.45 ± 0.93 | 4.89 ± 0.31 | −10.130 | 0.001 | 0.656 |
7 | Not enough is known about the pandemic. | 3.38 ± 0.82 | 4.72 ± 0.62 | −8.949 | 0.001 | 0.583 |
8 | It is difficult to predict whether a person is infected or not. | 2.85 ± 0.96 | 4.64 ± 0.70 | −10.32 | 0.001 | 0.618 |
9 | Infections that have occurred may not be accurately detected. | 2.45 ± 0.90 | 4.19 ± 1.15 | −8.158 | 0.001 | 0.559 |
Note:a Pearson’s correlation coefficient between each item score and the total score.