Table 1.
Factor loadings in the US sample exploratory factor analysis
| Item | I Stress |
II Fear |
III Loneliness |
IV Community |
V Exaggerated |
VI NPIs |
VII Vaccine |
| I am having trouble relaxing because of the virus. | 0.81 | −0.03 | 0.01 | −0.09 | 0.05 | 0.01 | −0.02 |
| I cannot control worrying about the virus. | 0.78 | 0.03 | 0.02 | −0.10 | 0.02 | −0.01 | −0.01 |
| I think about the virus more than I would like. | 0.92 | 0.07 | −0.10 | −0.02 | 0.09 | −0.01 | −0.04 |
| Thoughts of the virus pop into my head even when I do not want them to. | 0.81 | 0.06 | 0.03 | −0.02 | −0.04 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
| I have trouble concentrating because I think about the virus so much. | 0.92 | −0.07 | −0.08 | 0.08 | −0.08 | 0.02 | −0.06 |
| I check the news or online sources for updates on the virus more than I would like. | 0.66 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.04 | −0.05 | 0.14 |
| I am having trouble sleeping because I am thinking about the virus. | 0.75 | −0.01 | −0.01 | 0.06 | −0.07 | −0.02 | 0.04 |
| I am afraid of getting the virus myself. | 0.07 | 0.92 | −0.04 | −0.01 | −0.03 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| I am afraid of a family member getting the virus. | 0.03 | 0.99 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | −0.01 |
| I feel isolated from other people in the pandemic. | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.04 | 0.03 | −0.07 | −0.05 |
| With the pandemic, I feel like I cannot connect to other people. | 0.19 | −0.04 | 0.50 | −0.17 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| I feel close to other people. | 0.00 | 0.09 | −0.01 | 0.97 | 0.03 | −0.06 | 0.06 |
| I feel part of a larger community of people. | 0.06 | −0.08 | 0.07 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.04 |
| I think the pandemic is a hoax. | 0.000 | −0.04 | −0.06 | 0.01 | 0.88 | −0.04 | 0.04 |
| I think people are getting too excited about the pandemic. | −0.01 | −0.03 | −0.04 | 0.03 | 0.71 | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| I am wearing a face covering or mask when I am around people. | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.05 | −0.15 | 0.81 | 0.00 |
| I am social distancing. | −0.06 | −0.04 | −0.01 | −0.09 | 0.04 | 0.81 | −0.01 |
| I am washing my hands frequently. | 0.07 | 0.02 | −0.01 | 0.08 | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.01 |
| I would take the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. | −0.02 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | −0.05 | 0.89 |
| I would have my children or parents take the vaccine when it comes out. | −0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.92 |
Significant (>0.35) factors are bolded.
NPI, non-pharmaceutical intervention.