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. 2021 Jun 9;5(6):e27280. doi: 10.2196/27280

Table 5.

Correlation matrix between the 12-item Social Media Disinformation Scale subscales and mental health parameters related to COVID-19.

Variable		Consumption	Confidence	Sharing	Internet addiction	Perceived stress	Fear of COVID-19
Consumption
	r	1	0.35^a	0.27^a	0.22^a	0.16^a	0.21^a
	P value	—^b	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001
Confidence
	r	0.35^a	1	0.33^a	0.34^a	0.14^a	0.23^a
	P value	<.001	—	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001
Sharing
	r	0.27^a	0.33^a	1	0.19^a	0.093^c	0.16^a
	P value	<.001	<.001	—	<.001	.014	<.001
Internet addiction
	r	0.22^a	0.34^a	0.19^a	1	0.14^a	0.21^a
	P value	<.001	<.001	<.001	—	<.001	<.001
Perceived stress
	r	0.16^a	0.14^a	0.093^c	0.14^a	1	0.33^a
	P value	<.001	<.001	.014	<.001	—	<.001
Fear of COVID-19
	r	0.21^a	0.23^a	0.16^a	0.21^a	0.33^a	1
	P value	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001	—

^aThe correlation is significant at a significance level of .01 (two-tailed).

^bNot applicable.

^cThe correlation is significant at a significance level of .05 (two-tailed).