TABLE 3.
Items, Cronbach’s α, standard loading, composite reliability, and average variance extracted (AVE).
| Constructs | Items | Standardized loading | Cronbach’s alpha | CR | AVE | |
| Fear of COVID-19 | 0.914 | 0.932 | 0.662 | |||
| FCV-1 | I am most afraid of coronavirus-19. | 0.802 | ||||
| FCV-2 | It makes me uncomfortable to think about coronavirus-19. | 0.751 | ||||
| FCV-3 | My hands become clammy when I think about coronavirus-19. | 0.87 | ||||
| FCV-4 | I am afraid of losing my life because of coronavirus-19. | 0.826 | ||||
| FCV-5 | When watching news and stories about coronavirus-19 on social media, I become nervous or anxious. | 0.73 | ||||
| FCV-6 | I cannot sleep because I’m worrying about getting coronavirus-19. | 0.852 | ||||
| FCV-7 | My heart races or palpitates when I think about getting coronavirus-19. | 0.854 | ||||
| Mortality salience | 0.928 | 0.942 | 0.699 | |||
| MS-1 | When it comes to COVID-19, I am very much afraid to die | 0.823 | ||||
| MS-2 | When it comes to COVID-19, the thought of death often hits my mind | 0.831 | ||||
| MS-3 | I feel nervous when thinking of the death scene caused by COVID-19 | 0.787 | ||||
| MS-4 | I feel terrified if I got quarantined and medical treatment because of COVID-19 infection | 0.777 | ||||
| MS-5 | I am scared of COVID-19 infection | 0.839 | ||||
| MS-6 | I am terrified of death caused by COVID-19 | 0.841 | ||||
| MS-7 | When it comes to COVID-19, The thought of death never bothers me. | 0.828 | ||||
| MS-8 | When it comes to COVID-19, I constantly feel that time flies and time is short | 0.852 | ||||
| MS-9 | When it comes to COVID-19, I fear dying a painful death | 0.824 | ||||
| MS-10 | The topic of COVID-19 death makes me feel worried and resignation | 0.862 | ||||
| MS-11 | I was afraid I do not have enough immunity to resist the Coronavirus effectively | 0.835 | ||||
| MS-12 | When it comes to COVID-19, I often think of how fragile life is | 0.791 | ||||
| MS-13 | I shudder at the thought of the heavy casualties of the COVID-19 | 0.837 | ||||
| MS-14 | I feel scared and sad when I saw the news about the numbers of deaths caused by the COVID-19 | 0.7 | ||||
| MS-15 | When it comes to COVID-19, I’m worried about the future | 0.676 | ||||
| Psychological distress | 0.962 | 0.965 | 0.654 | |||
| PD-1 | If I was infected with COVID-19, I might not be able to recover from it. | 0.796 | ||||
| PD-2 | When talking to a stranger, I would suspect that s/he might be infected with COVID-19. | 0.814 | ||||
| PD-3 | I am afraid to travel to places hard-hit by COVID-19. | 0.792 | ||||
| PD-4 | When I see an increase in the number of COVID-19 patients on the news, I feel anxious. | 0.801 | ||||
| PD-5 | When I see someone sneeze, I suspect s/he might be infected with COVID-19. | 0.838 | ||||
| PD-6 | I think frequent hospital visits would make it easier to be infected with COVID19. | 0.842 | ||||
| PD-7 | I fear to see the doctors and nurses who had worked in COVID-19 isolation wards. | 0.826 | ||||
| PD-8 | I think frequent use of air, train, bus and other public transport would make it easier to be infected with COVID-19. | 0.86 | ||||
| PD-9 | When I notice someone running a fever, I suspect s/he might be infected with COVID-19. | 0.875 | ||||
| PD-10 | When I see someone vomiting, I suspect s/he might be infected with COVID-19. | 0.789 | ||||
| PD-11 | I fear to live nearby a COVID-19 isolation hospital. | 0.816 | ||||
| PD-12 | When I see someone coughing, I suspect s/he might be infected with COVID-19. | 0.872 | ||||
| PD-13 | When I see someone without a mask, I suspect s/he might be infected with COVID-19. | 0.759 | ||||
| PD-14 | I suspect there were novel coronavirus in the air when there were people around. | 0.816 | ||||
| Green purchase behavior | 0.963 | 0.966 | 0.675 | |||
| GPB-1 | I often buy organic products. | 0.775 | ||||
| GPB-2 | I often buy products that are labeled as environmentally safe. | 0.886 | ||||
| GPB-3 | I often buy products that are against animal-testing | 0.848 | ||||
| GPB-4 | I often buy products that contain no or fewer chemical ingredients | 0.824 | ||||
| GPB-5 | When I consider buying a product, I will look for a certified environmentally safe or organic stamp. | 0.887 | ||||
| GPB-6 | I often buy products that support fair community trades. | 0.872 | ||||
| GPB-7 | I often buy products that use recycled/recyclable packaging. | 0.749 | ||||
AVE (Average Variance Extracted), CR (Composite Reliability).