Table 3.
Pearson Correlation Among Studied Variables.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Age | — | ||||||||||
| 2. Education | −.36*** | — | |||||||||
| 3. Disease | .32*** | −.25** | — | ||||||||
| 4. Chance | −.09 | .04 | .03 | — | |||||||
| 5. Attention | −.13 | .19* | −.01 | .10 | — | ||||||
| 6. Searching | −.25** | .25** | −.08 | .28** | .23** | — | |||||
| 7. Believing | .02 | .06 | .07 | .04 | .28** | .15 | — | ||||
| 8. Handwashing | .05 | −.09 | .04 | −.14 | −.03 | −.15 | .01 | — | |||
| 9. Touch | −.04 | −.06 | −.02 | −.03 | −.003 | −.15 | −.02 | .26** | — | ||
| 10. Cover | −.21* | .05 | −.03 | −.18* | −.02 | −.08 | −.09 | .49*** | .62*** | — | |
| 11. Fear | .11 | −.04 | .19* | .40*** | .01 | .04 | .15 | −.02 | −.01 | −.15 | — |
*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001.
Disease = number of diseases; Chance = Perceived chance of COVID-19 infection; Attention = Paying attention to COVID-19 news; Searching = COVID-19 news searching; Believing = Believing in COVID-19 news; Touch = Avoid touching eyes/nose/mouth; Cover = Covering mouth when sneezing; Fear = Fear of COVID-19.