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.