Table 2.
Bivariate correlations between study variables.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Overload_W1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2. Paralysis_W1 | 0.519 *** | 1 | ||||||||
| 3. Fatigue_W1 | 0.574 *** | 0.405 *** | 1 | |||||||
| 4. Avoidance_W1 | 0.436 *** | 0.412 *** | 0.732 *** | 1 | ||||||
| 5. Exposure_W1 | 0.197 *** | 0.214 *** | 0.147 *** | 0.177 *** | 1 | |||||
| 6. Belief_W1 | 0.225 *** | 0.237 *** | 0.142 *** | 0.165 *** | 0.426 *** | 1 | ||||
| 7. Overload_W2 | 0.614 *** | 0.456** | 0.422** | 0.308** | 0.189** | 0.240** | 1 | |||
| 8. Paralysis_W2 | 0.509 *** | 0.798 *** | 0.440 *** | 0.494 *** | 0.204 *** | 0.224 *** | 0.544 *** | 1 | ||
| 9. Fatigue_W2 | 0.493 *** | 0.391 *** | 0.540 *** | 0.505 *** | 0.071 | 0.110 ** | 0.508 *** | 0.501 *** | 1 | |
| 10. Avoidance_W2 | 0.424 *** | 0.432 *** | 0.469 *** | 0.454 *** | 0.180 *** | 0.170 *** | 0.422 *** | 0.532 *** | 0.735 *** | 1 |
| 11. Exposure_W2 | 0.110 ** | 0.126 ** | 0.075 | 0.112 ** | 0.472 *** | 0.254 *** | 0.208 *** | 0.197 *** | 0.018 | 0.118 ** |
| 12. Belief_W2 | 0.216 *** | 0.217 *** | 0.174 *** | 0.192 *** | 0.401 *** | 0.613 *** | 0.264 *** | 0.292 *** | 0.140 *** | 0.204 *** |
Note: Displayed values are Pearson correlation coefficients. Overload_W1/W2 = information overload at Wave 1 or 2; Paralysis_W1/W2 = analysis paralysis at Wave 1 or 2; Fatigue_W1/W2 = news fatigue at Wave 1 or 2; Avoidance_W1/W2 = news avoidance at Wave 1 or 2; Exposure_W1/W2 = exposure to misinformation at Wave 1 or 2; Belief_W1/W2 = belief in misinformation at Wave 1 or 2. **p < 0.01. ***p < 0.001.