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Table 5 Pair Group Comparison of Descriptive Characteristics of Participants and Sub-Dimensions of the Perception of Causes of COVID-19 Scale

From: Investigation of the relationships between perceived causes of COVID-19, attitudes towards vaccine and level of trust in information sources from the perspective of Infodemic: the case of Turkey

Scale and Sub-scales

Groups

n

M

SD

LL

UL

P

Sex

Conspiracy Theories

Female

760

3.02

0.95

0.10

0.33

0.937

Male

456

2.99

1.04

0.10

0.34

Environmental Factors

Female

760

2.93

0.85

0.04

0.24

0.008*

Male

456

2.79

0.90

0.03

0.24

Faith Factors

Female

760

2.49

1.12

0.10

0.36

0.238

Male

456

2.47

1.14

0.11

0.36

Marital status

Conspiracy Theories

Single

498

2.93

1.04

−0.13

0.10

0.840

Married

718

2.94

0.98

− 0.13

0.10

Environmental Factors

Single

498

3.04

0.86

0.18

0.37

0.000*

Married

718

2.77

0.86

0.18

0.37

Faith Factors

Single

498

2.39

1.10

−0.15

0.10

0.734

Married

718

2.41

1.11

−0.15

0.10

Have You Been Diagnosed with COVID-19?

Conspiracy Theories

Yes

208

3.05

1.04

0.00

0.30

0.058

No

1008

2.91

1.00

−0.01

0.30

Environmental Factors

Yes

208

2.74

0.81

−0.29

−0.03

0.014*

No

1008

2.91

0.88

−0.29

−0.04

Faith Factors

Yes

208

2.62

1.17

0.09

0.42

0.003*

No

1008

2.36

1.09

0.08

0.43

Status of your relatives regarding diagnosis with COVID-19

Conspiracy Theories

Yes

854

2.93

1.01

−0.14

0.11

0.861

No

362

2.94

0.99

−0.13

0.11

Environmental Factors

Yes

854

2.90

0.86

−0.04

0.17

0.260

No

362

2.83

0.91

−0.05

0.17

Faith Factors

Yes

854

2.47

1.11

0.08

0.35

0.002*

No

362

2.26

1.09

0.08

0.35

Did Any of your Relatives die Due To COVID-19?

Conspiracy Theories

Yes

359

2.96

1.03

−0.09

0.16

0.611

No

857

2.92

1.00

−0.09

0.16

Environmental Factors

Yes

359

2.94

0.88

−0.01

0.20

0.090

No

857

2.85

0.87

−0.01

0.20

Faith Factors

Yes

359

2.47

1.14

−0.04

0.23

0.171

No

857

2.38

1.09

−0.04

0.24

  1. * p < 0.05 n, M, SD, LL, and UL represent Number, Mean, Standard Deviation, Lower Limit, and Upper Limit, respectively