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.