Table 1 Participants’ characteristics: explanatory variables
Variable | Mean/% | SD | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
Socioeconomic | |||
  Age | 6.69 | 3.109 | 1–11 |
  Gender (Female) | 67.7% |  |  |
  Population group (Black) | 68.2% |  |  |
  Education | 6.46 | 1.832 | 1–9 |
  Number of household members | 4.06 | 2.844 | - |
Financial impact of lockdown | |||
  Experience of poverty | 1.41 | 0.514 | 1–5 |
  Loss of income | 2.14 | 1.347 | 1–5 |
Perceived vulnerability to COVID-19 | 3.74 | 1.15 | 1–5 |
Support for measures to curb COVID-19 | |||
  Importance of behavioural measures | 4.73 | 0.519 | 1–5 |
  Importance of restrictions on movement | 3.13 | 0.990 | 1–5 |
Trust government and institutions | |||
  Trust information from government on coronavirus | 2.63 | 1.024 | 1–4 |
  Trust information from scientists | 2.86 | 0.946 | 1–4 |
Procedural justice | |||
  Fairness of measures taken by government | 3.74 | 1.029 | 1–5 |
  Fairness of enforcement of measures | 2.97 | 0.959 | 1–5 |
Psychosocial impact | |||
  Emotional distress | 1.58 | 0.561 | 1–3 |
  Coping behaviour | 3.41 | 0.953 | 1–5 |