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. 2021 Jul 23;12:634863. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.634863

TABLE 3.

Correlation matrix of perceived stress, religious expression, and illness perception.

Variables 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1. Perceived stress total score
2. External religious expression −0.18***
3. Internal religious expression −0.19*** 0.78***
4. (Consequences) How much does COVID-19 affect your life? 0.29*** −0.08* –0.08
5. (Timeline) How long do you think the COVID-19 pandemic will continue? 0.17*** −0.12** −0.11** 0.15***
6. (Personal control) How much control do you feel you have over the COVID-19 pandemic? −0.18*** 0.05 0.10** –0.07 0.02
7. (Concern) How concerned are you about the COVID-19 pandemic? 0.05 0.03 0.10** 0.28*** 0.09* 0.15***
8. (Comprehensibility) How well do you feel you understand the COVID-19 pandemic? −0.16*** 0.08* 0.12** 0.01 0.06 0.25*** 0.26*** -
9. (Emotions) How much does the COVID-19 pandemic affect you emotionally (e.g., does it make you angry, scared, upset, or depressed)? 0.50*** −0.14*** −0.11** 0.43*** 0.16*** –0.04 0.26*** 0.02
10. (Severity) How severe do you think of COVID-19 as a disease? 0.09* 0.04 0.08* 0.13*** 0.17*** 0.03 0.38*** 0.22*** 0.18***
11. (Likelihood of contracting) How likely do you think you would contract the COVID-19? 0.20*** –0.06 –0.02 0.16*** 0.16*** −0.12** 0.05 –0.04 0.19*** 0.02

*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.