Table 2.
Bivariate correlations between the dependent variables (dimensions of psychological distance and all attitude components), bivariate correlations of dependent and independent variables (hypotheses and control variables), and descriptive statistics of dependent variables
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Geographical distance | – | .14 | .23** | .52** | −.16 | −.31** | −.24** | −.12 |
| 2. Temporal distance | .14** | – | .20* | .30** | −.03 | −.09 | −.15 | −.06 |
| 3. Social distance | .23** | .20** | – | .37** | −.13 | −.08 | −.14 | −.06 |
| 4. Hypothetical distance | .52** | .30** | .37** | – | −.21** | −.35** | −.31** | −.22** |
| 5. Affective att. | −.16** | −.03 | −.13* | −.21** | – | .39** | .30** | .19* |
| 6. Cognitive att. | −.31** | −.09 | −.08 | −.35** | .39** | – | .44** | .26** |
| 7. Behavioral attitudes | −.24** | −.15** | −.14 | −.31** | .30** | .44** | – | .15 |
| 8. Corona warning-app | −.12* | −.06 | −.06 | −.22** | .19** | .26** | .15** | – |
| 9. Residence | −.18** | .07 | .03 | −.11* | .00 | .04 | .02 | .11* |
| 10. Cases in district | −.15** | −.05 | −.11* | −.14* | −.11* | .00 | .01 | .15** |
| 11. Case in surrounding | .08 | .00 | .05 | .12* | .07 | .07 | .04 | .01 |
| 12. Medical profession | −.05 | .03 | −.18** | −.09 | .04 | .00 | .02 | .01 |
| 13. Knowledge | −.13* | −.07 | .01 | −.15** | .07 | .13* | .12* | .15** |
| 14. Gender | −.03 | −.11* | −.07 | −.03 | −.04 | .07 | .25** | −.10 |
| 15. Age | .00 | −.04 | .05 | .01 | .07 | .09 | .02 | −.09 |
| 16. Level of education | −.15** | .00 | −.06 | −.20** | .03 | .12* | .11 | .26** |
| Number of Items | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Mean | 2.53 | 3.56 | 3.98 | 2.57 | 3.45 | 4.96 | 4.90 | .55 |
| Standard deviation | 1.05 | 1.18 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.01 | 0.85 | .50 |
| Median | 2.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 2.33 | 3.50 | 5.12 | 5.00 | – |
| Skewness | 0.55 | 0.02 | −0.29 | 0.58 | −0.15 | −1.55 | −1.11 | −.20 |
| Kurtosis | 0.10 | −0.58 | −0.10 | −0.11 | −0.44 | 2.76 | 1.85 | −1.97 |
| Cronbach’s α | .58 | .85 | .55 | .76 | .70 | .85 | .70 | – |
Correlations in the upper half of the correlation matrix are adjusted for multiple tests. * = p < .05, ** = p < .01, Corona warning-app was coded (0) not installed and (1) installed, Gender was coded as (1) male and (2) female, Cases in social surrounding was coded (1) yes and (2) no, medical profession was coded (0) not working in a medical profession and (1) working in a medical profession, Residence was coded from (1) rural to (5) urban