Table 1.
Means, standard deviations, frequencies, percentages for all sociodemographic, epidemiological, and psychological variables, and their associations with Risk Perception (N = 911).
| Variable(s) | Frequency (%) or mean (SD) | r with Risk perception |
|---|---|---|
| Risk Perception, mean (SD) | 76.14 (30.13) | / |
| Age, mean (SD) | 41.61 (13.73) | 0.015 |
| Sex—Men | 699 (76.7%) | −0.080* |
| Filling out the battery during Lockdown | 595 (65.3%) | 0.003 |
| Living in area with more than 1% of infected Population | 316 (34.7%) | 0.030 |
| Education (University) | 571 (62.7%) | 0.025 |
| Civil Status (Married/in a Relationship) | 666 (73.1%) | −0.009 |
| Living with people at High Risk | 205 (22.8%) | 0.099** |
| Physical Health, mean (SD) | 4.00 (0.72) | −0.120** |
| Chronic Diseases | 203 (22.3%) | 0.083* |
| COVID-like symptoms | 165 (18.1%) | 0.114** |
| COVID-19 diagnosis | 9 (1.0%) | 0.022 |
| Cases among close friends or relatives | 382 (41.9%) | 0.066* |
| Deaths among close friends or relatives | 198 (21.7%) | 0.126** |
| Working near/in contact with COVID-19 patients | 104 (11.4%) | 0.230** |
| Adequacy of received info, mean (SD) | 10.05 (2.80) | 0.063 |
| Trust in Institutions, mean (SD) | 3.30 (1.17) | 0.047 |
| Adoption of Preventive Measures, mean (SD) | 4.48 (0.70) | 0.178** |
| ECR-12 Anxiety, mean (SD) | 3.22 (1.46) | 0.176** |
| ECR-12 Avoidance, mean (SD) | 2.51 (1.40) | −0.039 |
| PHQ-9, mean (SD) | 5.88 (4.40) | 0.186** |
| GAD-7, mean (SD) | 5.62 (4.23) | 0.219** |
| GSE, mean (SD) | 37.67 (6.82) | −0.060 |
| TIPI Extroversion, mean (SD) | 3.95 (1.49) | −0.019 |
| TIPI Agreeableness, mean (SD) | 5.22 (1.09) | 0.039 |
| TIPI Conscientiousness, mean (SD) | 5.39 (1.20) | 0.005 |
| TIPI Emotional Stability, mean (SD) | 4.46 (1.38) | −0.087** |
| TIPI Openness, mean (SD) | 4.48 (1.16) | −0.080* |
| Brief-COPE Approach, mean (SD) | 21.98 (4.61) | 0.055 |
| Brief-COPE Avoidant, mean (SD) | 34.07 (6.12) | 0.163** |
| H-LoC Internal, mean (SD) | 32.3 (4.81) | 0.012 |
| H-LoC External God, mean (SD) | 4.35 (2.44) | 0.103** |
| H-LoC External Others, mean (SD) | 5.35 (2.37) | 0.138** |
*
= correlation is significant at the.05 level;
**
= correlation is significant at the.01 level. For the variable Sex, the reference category was “Men”. ECR-12, experiences in close relationships–12; PHQ-9, patient health questionnaire–9; GAD-7, general anxiety disorder scale–7; GSE, general self-efficacy scale; TIPI, ten-item personality inventory; Brief-COPE, brief—coping orientation to problems experienced; H-LoC, health-related locus of control scale.