Table 5.
Ordinary least squares (OLS) hierarchical regressions analyzing the relationship between public trust in government, professional trust, and the adoption of personal protective measures.
| Variable | Professional Trust | Adoption of Personal Protective Measures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 (Model 1 + Trust in the Government) |
Model 3 | Model 4 (Model 3 + Trust in Government) | Model 5 (Model 3 + Professional Trust) | Model 6 (Model 3 + Trust in the Government + Professional Trust) | |
| Control variables | ||||||
| Male | 0.098 * (0.046) | 0.063 (0.042) | −0.020 (0.053) | −0.032 (0.053) | −0.051 (0.052) | −0.052 (0.052) |
| Age | 0.005 (0.029) | −0.020 (0.027) | −0.013 (0.034) | −0.022 (0.034) | −0.014 (0.033) | −0.015 (0.033) |
| Married | −0.068 (0.049) | −0.069 (0.045) | 0.162 ** (0.058) | 0.161 ** (0.057) | 0.183 ** (0.056) | 0.183 ** (0.056) |
| Education | 0.107 (0.059) | 0.100 (0.054) | 0.106 (0.069) | 0.104 (0.069) | 0.072 (0.067) | 0.072 (0.067) |
| Income | 0.038 (0.025) | 0.067 ** (0.023) | −0.001 (0.029) | 0.009 (0.029) | −0.013 (0.028) | −0.012 (0.028) |
| Bangkok | −0.089 * (0.045) | −0.101 * (0.041) | 0.076 (0.053) | 0.072 (0.052) | 0.105 * (0.051) | 0.104 * (0.051) |
| Worry | −0.016 (0.024) | 0.029 (0.022) | 0.176 *** (0.028) | 0.192 *** (0.029) | 0.182 *** (0.027) | 0.183 *** (0.028) |
| Predictors | ||||||
| Trust in the government | 0.373 *** (0.030) | 0.133 ** (0.038) | 0.015 (0.040) | |||
| Professional trust | 0.322 *** (0.040) | 0.316 *** (0.044) | ||||
| Constant | 3.678 *** (0.133) | 2.364 *** (0.161) | 2.836 *** (0.156) | 2.368 *** (0.205) | 1.651 *** (0.210) | 1.622 *** (0.224) |
| F value | 2.982 ** | 22.501 *** | 8.041 *** | 8.654 *** | 15.762 *** | 14.011 *** |
| R2 | 0.025 | 0.184 | 0.066 | 0.080 | 0.136 | 0.136 |
Notes: n = 809; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.