Table 1.
Description of items.
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| Prosociality |
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1 | I see myself as critical, quarrelsome.a | 2.99 (1.41) | |
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2 | I see myself as sympathetic, warm.a | 4.44 (1.27) | |
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3 | It is important to avoid doing anything people would say is wrong.b | 2.96 (0.99) | |
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4 | It is important to behave properly.b | 3.60 (0.94) | |
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5 | I am very attached to my neighborhood.c | 2.80 (0.84) | |
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6 | I am proud of being a Japanese citizen.c | 2.91 (0.81) | |
| Risk perception |
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7 | I am concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on my infection risk.b | 3.78 (1.02) | |
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8 | I am concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on serious symptoms.b | 3.31 (1.10) | |
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9 | I am concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on my job.b | 3.31 (1.20) | |
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10 | I am concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on my interpersonal relationships.b | 3.21 (1.14) | |
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11 | Which of these sayings characterizes you better? (A) Nothing ventured, nothing gained (B) A wise man never courts dangerd | 3.60 (1.23) | |
| Trust in government |
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12 | Do you trust the government?c | 1.99 (0.79) | |
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13 | Do you evaluate the current prime minister positively?b | 2.58 (1.20) | |
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14 | Do you evaluate the previous prime minister positively?b | 2.29 (1.08) | |
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15 | Do you evaluate the current governor of home prefecture positively?b | 2.94 (1.09) | |
aResponse options were (1) disagree strongly, (2) disagree moderately, (3) disagree a little, (4) neither agree nor disagree, (5) agree a little, (6) agree moderately, or (7) agree strongly.
bResponse options were (1) no, (2) weakly no, (3) neutral, (4) weakly yes, (5) yes, or (99) do not want to answer.
cResponse options were (1) no, (2) weakly no, (3) weakly yes, (4) yes, or (99) do not want to answer.
dResponse options were (1) B, (2) lean B, (3) neutral, (4) lean A, (5) A, or (99) do not want to answer.