TABLE 2.

Pearson correlations, mean scores, and standard deviations of the study variables.

	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1. Misinformation beliefs	3.44	2.04	1	0.60**	0.08**	0.18**	0.14**	0.37**	0.01	0.22**	0.16**	0.09**	0.20**	0.24**
2. Conspiracy beliefs	4.66	2.27		1	−0.03*	0.01	0.05**	0.33**	−0.19**	−0.08**	−0.01	−0.16**	0.23**	0.26**
3. Exposure: Health experts	2.55	0.74			1	0.54**	0.44**	0.29**	0.47**	0.30**	0.34**	0.38**	0.05**	0.02
4. Exposure: Political actors	2.31	0.75				1	0.40**	0.26**	0.36**	0.50**	0.29**	0.42**	0.03**	0.04**
5. Exposure: Traditional media	2.39	0.78					1	0.41**	0.26**	0.26**	0.38**	0.25**	0.03**	0.01
6. Exposure: Digital media and personal contacts	2.12	0.75						1	0.05**	0.12**	0.18**	0.06**	0.20**	0.19**
7. Trust: Health experts	7.29	1.87							1	0.61**	0.56**	0.81**	−0.06**	−0.06**
8. Trust: Political actors	5.77	2.45								1	0.52**	0.80**	−0.07**	−0.05**
9. Trust: Traditional media	6.26	2.24									1	0.54**	−0.01	0.00
10. Trust: Personal contacts	7.64	1.66										1	−0.07**	−0.06**
11. GAD	5.67	5.48											1	0.82**
12. PHQ	6.43	6.41												1

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01.