Table A1.
How strongly do you currently believe each of these statements?
| Not at all | A little | Moderately | A lot | Totally | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The only way to survive is not to leave the house. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2. I am going to die from this virus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 3. I will never be safe from the virus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4. If I get coronavirus, no treatment will save me. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5. The virus is on almost every surface. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6. My world has been shattered by coronavirus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 7. Having to isolate has permanently changed me for the worse. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 8. The pandemic has made everything hopeless. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 9. There is no point planning ahead. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10. Whenever my breath is short I think I've got the virus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 11. If I feel hot, I think I'm dying. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 12. If I cough, I'm certain I have the virus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13. If others tell me I look tired, I fear I have the virus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 14. My response to the lockdown shows that I am a bad person. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 15. I deserve to get coronavirus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 16. I have failed in my response to coronavirus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 17. People will think I'm infected with coronavirus if I cough or sneeze in public. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 18. People will judge me badly because of my response to coronavirus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 19. People will think I'm disgusting if I cough or sneeze in public. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 20. People will think I'm horrible if I get too close to them. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 21. I have spread the virus to hundreds of people. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 22. I have spread the virus and caused other people to die. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 23. I have spread the virus without realizing I had it. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 24. People are deliberately trying to give me the virus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 25. The virus is particularly going after me. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 26. When outside, people get close to me in order to give me the virus. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |