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. 2022 May 19;13:805586. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.805586

TABLE 2.

Factor loadings for the 12 questions about personal experiences with COVID-19 and conditions in total sample.

Questions Factor loadings
PC1: personal awareness of the threat of COVID-19 PC2: personal reaction toward officially undertaken measures and attitudes to foreigners PC3: personal trust to official sources PC4: personal experience with COVID-19
Do you think the coronavirus pandemic poses a real threat for you personally? 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.749
Do you think the coronavirus pandemic poses a real threat for your relatives? 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.692
Do you have COVID-19 infected people in your close environment? 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.633
Have you been diagnosed with COVID-19? 0 = NO, 1 = I have had symptoms, but have not been tested, 2 = YES 0.594
Do you include in risk group of COVID-19 (returned from countries unfavorable for epidemic situations, had close contact with patients?) 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.725
Has your family income changed after restrictions during COVID-19? 1 = DECREASED, 2 = NOT CHANGE, 3 = INCREASED 0.329
Have you become more hostile and suspicious toward foreigners (total)? 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.549
Are the actions of the authorities on the regime of self-isolation legitimate? 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.736
Are these measures, undertaken by authorities on the lock down, self-isolation sufficient? 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.713
Are these measures introduced: too early? in time? too late? –0.673
Do you trust information coming from official sources (i.e., the government)? 0 = NO, 1 = YES 0.719