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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations among variables (N = 20,205)

From: The roles of risk perception, negative emotions and perceived efficacy in the association between COVID-19 infection cues and preventive behaviors: a moderated mediation model

Variables

Mean

SD

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

1. Gender

-

-

1

       

2. Age

26.09

9.67

-0.231***

1

      

3. Education

-

-

-0.047***

0.159***

1

     

4. Infection cues

-

-

0.101***

-0.151***

0.030***

1

    

5. Preventive behaviors

5.08

1.73

-0.017*

0.060***

0.049***

0.047***

1

   

6. Risk perception

7.67

3.23

-0.012

-0.023**

0.046***

0.269***

0.205***

1

  

7. Negative emotions

11.48

5.32

-0.026***

0.016*

0.053***

0.264***

0.186***

0.459***

1

 

8. Perceived efficacy

22.88

4.57

-0.073***

0.162***

0.047***

-0.136***

0.396***

0.042***

-0.015*

1

  1. Gender: 0 = female, 1 = male. Education: 1 = High school or lower, 2 = College/technical school, 3 = University undergraduate degree, 4 = Master’s degree or higher. Infection cues: 0 = no, 1 = yes. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
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BMC Public Health

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