Table 3.
Bivariate associations with beliefs and protective behaviors
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Perceived likelihood | |||||||||||||
| 2. Perceived severity | .25 | ||||||||||||
| 3. Worry | .68 | .51 | |||||||||||
| 4. Others’ likelihood | .66 | .21 | .49 | ||||||||||
| 5. Others’ severity | .14 | .43 | .29 | .23 | |||||||||
| 6. Others’ worry | .39 | .19 | .43 | .47 | .32 | ||||||||
| 7. Social Distancing | .03 | .24 | .12 | .08* | .13 | .01 | |||||||
| 8. Hygiene | .16 | .31 | .30 | .16 | .24 | .15 | .31 | ||||||
| 9. Leaving/food | − .02 | − .10** | − .07 | − .03 | − .01 | .03 | − .16 | .03 | |||||
| 10. Leaving/exercise | .06 | − .07* | − .01 | − .03 | − .04 | .04 | − .07 | − .01 | .08* | ||||
| 11. Age | − .11** | .19 | − .02 | − .10** | .37 | .20 | .19 | .15 | − .10** | .03 | |||
| 12. Income | .01 | − .13 | − .04 | − .05 | − .10** | − .11** | .02 | − .002 | − .06 | .18 | − .13 | ||
| 13. Media source bias | − .15 | − .15 | − .17 | − .14 | − .001 | − .001 | − .09* | − .14 | .001 | .03 | .16 | .001 | – |
All values are Pearson’s correlations with the exception of relationships with social distancing which are point-biserial correlations (1 = consistent social distancing). Bolded values are significant at p ≤ .001. ** p < .01. * p < .05