Table 3.
PROCESS model 1 of political views as a moderator of the relationship of health literacy with COVID-19 representational beliefs, concerns, and attitudes.
| June 2020 Sample (N = 669) |
February 2021 Sample (N = 611) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect | SE | t | 95% CI [LL, UL] | Effect | SE | t | 95% CI [LL, UL] | |
| Accurate Beliefs | ||||||||
| Political Views | .126 | .039 | 3.222** | [.049, .202] | .231 | .040 | 5.827*** | [.153, .308] |
| Health Literacy | .354 | .039 | 9.095*** | [.278, .431] | .102 | .039 | 2.644* | [.026, .178] |
| PV x HL | .117 | .043 | 2.761** | [.034, .201] | −.019 | .038 | −0.506 | [-.094, .056] |
| Conservative | .230 | .060 | 3.844*** | [.112, .347] | .120 | .055 | 2.178* | [.012, .228] |
| Moderate | .344 | .039 | 8.792*** | [.267, .421] | .100 | .038 | 2.610** | [.025, .175] |
| Liberal | .456 | .054 | 8.492*** | [.352, .564] | .080 | .054 | 1.480 | [-.026, .187] |
| Inaccurate Beliefs | ||||||||
| Political Views | .004 | .028 | 0.128 | [-.052, .059] | .087 | .036 | 2.392* | [.016, .158] |
| Health Literacy | −.455 | .028 | −16.065*** | [-.511, −.400] | −.545 | .035 | −15.411*** | [-.614, −.475] |
| PV x HL | −.162 | .031 | −5.233*** | [-.223, −.101] | −.219 | .035 | −6.429*** | [-.287, −.150] |
| Conservative | −.284 | .044 | −6.520*** | [-.369, −.198] | −.344 | .050 | −6.830*** | [-.443, −.205] |
| Moderate | −.441 | .028 | −15.495*** | [-.497, −.385] | −.567 | .035 | −16.135*** | [-.636, −.498] |
| Liberal | −.599 | .039 | −15.248*** | [-.676, −.522] | −.790 | .050 | −15.874*** | [-.887, −.692] |
| Concern for Society | ||||||||
| Political Views | .290 | .039 | 7.385*** | [.213, .367] | .333 | .037 | 9.094*** | [.261, .405] |
| Health Literacy | .188 | .039 | 4.796*** | [.111, .265] | .080 | .036 | 2.233* | [.010, .150] |
| PV x HL | .139 | .043 | 3.239*** | [.055, .223] | .082 | .035 | 2.315* | [.012, .151] |
| Conservative | .041 | .060 | 0.684 | [-.077, .159] | .005 | .051 | 0.090 | [-.095, .104] |
| Moderate | .176 | .039 | 4.470*** | [.099, .253] | .008 | .035 | 2.479* | [.018., .157] |
| Liberal | .311 | .054 | 5.724*** | [.204, .417] | .171 | .050 | 3.411*** | [.073, .270] |
| Govt Control Att | ||||||||
| Political Views | −.279 | .037 | −7.470*** | [-.352, −.205] | −.220 | .041 | −5.411*** | [-.299, −.140] |
| Health Literacy | −.333 | .037 | −8.942*** | [-.406, −.260] | −.426 | .040 | −10.782*** | [-.504, −.309] |
| PV x HL | −.229 | .041 | −5.631*** | [-.309, −.149] | −.281 | .039 | −7.174*** | [-.358, −.204] |
| Conservative | −.091 | .057 | −1.583 | [-.203, .022] | −.168 | .056 | −2.991** | [-.279, −.058] |
| Moderate | −.314 | .037 | −8.373*** | [-.387, −.240] | −.455 | .039 | −11.570*** | [-.532, −.377] |
| Liberal | −.537 | .052 | −10.389*** | [-.638, −.435] | −.741 | .056 | −13.313*** | [-.850, −.631] |
Note. PV=Political Views, higher values reflect more liberal beliefs. HL=Health Literacy. Govt Control Att = .
Excessive government control attitudes. Values for conservative, moderate, and liberal political views = −1SD, 0 (mean).
and +1SD, respectively. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.