Table 3.

Descriptive statistics, correlations and reliabilities of the main variables

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1. Age	3.06	1.21	–
2. Gender	.54	.50	−.13**	–
3. Education	3.13	.72	.14**	−.00	–
4. Location	.48	.50	−.13**	.02	−.41**	–
5. Location Type	.24	.43	−.28**	.00	−.17**	.12**	–
6. Relational Distance	.14	.35	.05*	−.01	−.09**	.34**	−.06*	–
7. Confidence	6.01	1.43	−.02	.03	.00	−.05*	.00	−.06**	–
8. Controllability	5.93	1.13	.05*	−.04	−.02	−.06**	−.03	−.09**	.25**	–
9. Physical Distance	4.18	1.84	−.12**	.03	−.06**	−.22**	.19**	−.28**	.05*	.05*	–
10. Vertical Collectivism	5.61	1.02	.17**	−.02	.00	.10**	−.03	.04	.12**	.17**	−.05*	(0.76)
11. Anxiety	3.69	1.07	.02	.16**	.04	.14**	.02	.18**	−.14**	−.21**	−.24**	−.07**	(0.77)
12. Attention to Information	4.76	1.29	.07**	.04	−.12**	.20**	.06*	.08**	.08**	.11**	−.03	.27**	.17**	(0.84)
13. Preventive Behaviors	6.02	1.03	.14**	.07**	.05*	.00	−.28**	.04	.08**	.12**	−.12**	.12**	.03	.12**	(0.71)

Note: Cronbach’s alpha coefficients are in brackets. Age: 1 = less than 18 years old; 2 = 18–25 years old; 3 = 26–30 years old; 4 = 31–40 years old; 5 = 41–50 years old; 6 = 51–60 years old; and 7 = more than 60 years old. Gender: 0 = male and 1 = female. Education: 1 = junior high school or below; 2 = high school; 3 = Bachelor or college; and 4 = Master or above. Location: 0 = non-Wuhan, 1 = Wuhan. Location Type: 0 = Urban, 1 = Rural. Physical Distance: 1 = less than 200 m; 2 = 200 m-1 km; 3 = 1–5 km; 4 = 5–10 km; 5 = 10–20 km; 6 = 20–50 km; and 7 = more than 50 km. Relational Distance, 0 = strangers who have been confirmed or suspected cases, 1 = people who they know have been confirmed or suspected cases (e.g., self, spouse, parents or offspring, siblings, other relatives, neighbors and acquaintances); ^**p < .01, ^*p < .05