Table 2.
Correlations among variables of interest
| Variable | Psychosomatic problems | Age | Gender | Talking to family/friends | Exercise | Social media | Reading books | Hobbies | Spiritual activities | Alcohol/drugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | − 0.04 | |||||||||
| Gender | − 0.12** | 0.03 | ||||||||
| Talking to family/friends | − 0.27*** | − 0.01 | 0.03 | |||||||
| Exercise | − 0.1* | − 0.08 | − 0.03 | 0.18*** | ||||||
| Social media | 0.3*** | − 0.2*** | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.02 | |||||
| Reading books | − 0.23*** | 0 | 0.17*** | 0.09* | 0.2*** | − 0.15*** | ||||
| Hobbies | 0.19*** | − 0.46*** | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.1* | 0.26*** | − 0.06 | |||
| Spiritual activities | − 0.11* | 0.02 | 0.15*** | 0.2*** | 0.04 | − 0.02 | 0.25*** | − 0.04 | ||
| Alcohol/drugs | 0.09* | − 0.15*** | − 0.12** | 0.17*** | − 0.09* | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.13** | − 0.18*** | |
| Seeking COVID-19 information | − 0.08 | 0.31*** | 0.02 | 0.2*** | − 0.03 | 0.11* | 0.09 | − 0.1* | 0.14** | − 0.12** |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. Gender: 0 = male and 1 = female. Age: 1 = 18–25 years, 2 = 26–35 years, 3 = 36–45 years, 4 = 46–55 years, and 5 = 56 years and above.