Table 8.

Factor loadings from principal component analysis for perceived transparency (study 3; $n=305$).

Items	1st Lockdown	2nd Lockdown
	Factor 1	Factor 2
Information is timely	0.700	0.634
Information is relevant	0.763	0.793
Information is consistent	0.795	0.692
Information is complete	0.786	0.799
Information is easy to understand	0.806	0.774
Information is accurate	0.843	0.784
Information is reliable	0.769	0.829
Information explains the rationale	0.716	0.745
McDonald’s omega	0.917	0.909
Mean (S.D.)	2.86 (0.88)	3.16 (0.88)

Note: KMO measure of adequacy: 0.910; Bartlett’s test of sphericity: 3225.558 ($p<0.001$); only factor loadings above 0.5 are presented.