| Coronavirus health risks (α = .871) |
The prospect of contracting coronavirus scares me. |
.739 |
| Coronavirus is highly deadly. |
.630 |
| Even if coronavirus does not kill you, it might cause long-term health problems. |
.736 |
| I would worry about my life if I contracted Coronavirus. |
.705 |
| Coronavirus is serious enough to send you to the hospital. |
.621 |
| I am afraid someone close to me might contract Coronavirus. |
.742 |
| I would feel guilty if I gave someone Coronavirus by breaking social distancing. |
.628 |
| If someone close to me got Coronavirus, I would be worried about them. |
.733 |
| Economy and liberty risks (α = .864) |
Having a salary is more important than protecting yourself from Coronavirus. |
.645 |
| More people will die from the poverty that lockdown will cause than from Coronavirus itself. |
.593 |
| The economy should be a more primary concern than Coronavirus. |
.764 |
| Saving the economy is more important than eradicating Coronavirus. |
.764 |
| Worldwide economic collapse will create more problems than a global pandemic. |
.766 |
| Quarantine will end society as we know it. |
.473 |
| My personal freedom is under threat because of quarantine. |
.591 |
| Censoring opinions which go against government guidelines is a violation of human rights. |
.452 |
| Demanding that people wear masks in public is totalitarian. |
.508 |
| Informational risks (α = .729) |
The media is doing a bad job of informing the public about Coronavirus risks. |
.750 |
| Without the media, we would have fewer Coronavirus deaths. |
.670 |
| The media cannot help in controlling the spread of the virus. |
.567 |
| News channels are only pushing agendas when it comes to Coronavirus. |
.667 |
| I fear that the government is using Coronavirus to serve other agendas. |
.574 |
