Table 3 Correlations between the online behavior measures, personality measures, and fake news accuracy.

From: The role of personality traits and online behavior in belief in fake news

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

1 d’

1

             

2 c

−0.05

1

            

3 OD

−0.23**

0.23**

1

           

4 RoB

−0.18**

0.28**

0.62**

1

          

5 Eng

−0.19**

0.19**

0.78**

0.61**

1

         

6 Sus

0.16**

−0.01

−0.22**

−0.07

−0.10

1

        

7 HH

0.22**

−0.21**

−0.62**

−0.45**

−0.56**

0.20**

1

       

8 Emo

−0.07

−0.02

0.06

0.03

0.01

0.04

0.10

1

      

9 Ext

−0.08

0.05

−0.06

−0.02

−0.09

−0.06

−0.11

−0.16**

1

     

10 Agr

−0.04

0.01

−0.16**

−0.11

−0.16**

−0.07

0.12

−0.19**

0.38**

1

    

11 Con

0.20**

−0.10

−0.45**

−0.35**

−0.44**

0.19**

0.47**

0.02

0.24**

0.13*

1

   

12 Ope

0.16**

−0.02

−0.06

−0.02

−0.09

−0.11

0.13*

0.05

0.20**

0.21**

0.15**

1

  

13 Mac

−0.19**

0.22**

0.55**

0.43**

0.49**

0.07

−0.59**

−0.07

0.06

−0.14*

−0.25**

−0.09

1

 

14 Nar

−0.22**

0.21**

0.43**

0.36**

0.36**

−0.17*

−0.59**

−0.07

0.52**

0.13*

−0.16**

0.16**

0.49**

1

15 Psy

−0.25**

0.26**

0.66**

0.58**

0.63**

−0.12

−0.66**

−0.17**

−0.03

−0.20**

−0.54**

−0.11

0.65**

0.50**

  1. d’ Accuracy on headline task; c Response bias on headline task; OD Online Disinhibition; RoB Risky Online Behavior; Eng Openness to Forming Online Relationships— Engagement; Sus Openness to Forming Online Relationships—Suspicion; HH Honesty-Humility; Emo Emotionality; Ext eXtraversion; Agr Agreeableness; Con Conscientiousness; Open Openness; Mac Machiavellianism; Nar Narcissism; Psy Psychopathy.
  2. *p < 0.004, **p < 0.001.
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