TABLE 3.
Descriptive statistics and correlations among variables
| Variables | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ageism | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1 | ||||
| 2. Older (vs. younger) people's culpability for the severity of COVID‐19 restriction measures | 1.10 | 2.26 | .11* | 1 | |||
| 3. Importance of age‐based self‐isolation | .49 | 1.18 | .07 | .22*** | 1 | ||
| 4. Support for imposition of age‐based isolation | .13 | 1.36 | .04 | .15*** | .53*** | 1 | |
| 5. Support for selective lockdown on older population | 2.76 | 1.40 | .11** | .15*** | .42*** | .43*** |
Note: Higher values indicated more negative attitudes towards older (vs. younger) people for ageism, older (vs. younger) people's culpability for the severity of COVID‐19 restriction measures, importance of age‐based self‐isolation, and support for imposition of age‐based isolation.
*p < .05; **p < .01; and ***p < .001.