Table 2.
Intercorrelations among between-person variables
| Variable | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Optimism | 5.15 | 1.90 | ||||||
| 2. Perceived control | 5.39 | 2.23 | 0.58* | |||||
| 3. Personal consequences | 4.17 | 1.04 | -0.17* | -0.19* | ||||
| 4. Societal consequences | 3.85 | 1.29 | -0.21* | -0.20* | 0.26* | |||
| 5. Age | 15.89 | 1.21 | 0.03 | -0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 | ||
| 6. Gender (1 = male) | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.15* | 0.08 | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.03 | |
| 7. Contact with COVID-19 (1 = yes) | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.08 | -0.04 | 0.01 | -0.02 |
N = 242 individuals. Situational variables (momentary optimism, momentary perceived control) were averaged across measurements for each individual and then aggregated to a sample mean across individuals. * p < 0.05