TABLE 1.
Variable | M (SD) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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1. Belief in specific CTs | 2.00 (0.80) | ||||||||||||||||
2. Belief in COVID CTs | 2.99 (0.94) | .63** | |||||||||||||||
3. Conspiracy mentality | 3.44 (1.29) | .68** | .67** | ||||||||||||||
4. IPP | 3.21 (1.38) | .12* | .10 | .15** | |||||||||||||
5. Need for closure | 3.16 (0.62) | .16** | .08 | .14** | −.25** | ||||||||||||
6. Need for control | 4.71 (1.09) | .14** | .14** | .15** | .11* | −.01 | |||||||||||
7. Need for uniqueness | 3.34 (0.95) | .05 | .09 | .10 | .17** | −.08 | .38** | ||||||||||
8. Narcissism | 3.01 (1.00) | .28** | .21** | .26** | .15** | .21** | .39** | .40** | |||||||||
9. Self‐discovery | 3.81 (0.81) | .15** | .16** | .07 | .21** | −.01 | .23** | .23** | .11* | ||||||||
10. Relatedness | 4.40 (0.44) | .04 | .02 | .03 | .12* | .06 | .08 | .16** | −.01 | .50** | |||||||
11. Eco‐awareness | 2.93 (0.92) | .38** | .38** | .40** | .21** | .12* | .12* | .21** | .17** | .46** | .32** | ||||||
12. Spirituality | 3.47 (0.65) | .34** | .34** | .34** | .24** | .10 | .16** | .24** | .16** | .67** | .54** | .95** | |||||
13. Analytical thinking | 3.72 (0.73) | −.23** | −.14** | −.20** | .11* | −.41** | .22** | .17** | −.09 | .23** | .18** | −.07 | .03 | ||||
14. Intuitive thinking | 3.50 (0.73) | .09 | .05 | .14** | .20** | −.13* | .15** | .20** | −.01 | .18** | .21** | .16** | .21** | .11* | |||
15. O. Unconventionality | 3.62 (0.67) | .04 | .07 | .11* | .18** | −.38** | .18** | .36** | .10 | .03 | .04 | .08 | .07 | .31** | .15** | ||
16. O. Inquisitiveness | 3.82 (0.98) | −.24** | −.08 | −.15** | .08 | −.22** | .05 | .10* | −.06 | .05 | .05 | .00 | .02 | .34** | −.07 | .28** | |
17. O. Creativity | 3.71 (0.97) | −.02 | .02 | .04 | .23** | −.22** | .10 | .20** | .07 | .13* | .24** | .18** | .21** | .20** | .10 | .34** | .20** |
Note: M and SD are used to represent mean and standard deviation, respectively. * p < .05. ** p < .01.
Abbreviations: IPP, illusory pattern perception; O, openness.