Table 1 Means, standard deviations and Pearson's bivariate correlations among variables (n = 450) and point-biserial correlation with dichotomous variables (i.e., gender, and COVID-related variables).

From: The role of defense styles and psychopathological symptoms on adherence to conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

M

SD

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

1. Gender (1 = m)

  

-

                  

2. Age

40.89

12.15

−0.021

-

                 

3. Education years

14.68

3.44

−0.186***

−0.043

-

                

4. CP participant

0.23

0.42

0.061

−0.102*

−0.153**

-

               

5. CP close

0.64

0.48

0.077

−0.049

−0.111*

0.377***

-

              

6. CP acquaintance

0.91

0.28

−0.014

0.009

0.048

0.150**

0.364***

-

             

7. Cognitive Reflection (0–6)

3.11

1.87

0.103*

−0.107*

0.231***

−0.122**

−0.144**

0.114*

-

            

8. Depression (0–4)

1.40

0.95

−0.113*

−0.113*

−0.054

0.066

0.021

0.123**

−0.033

-

           

9. Mania (0–4)

1.09

0.85

−0.024

−0.137**

−0.067

0.077

0.068

0.106*

−0.054

0.218***

-

          

10. Anxiety (0–4)

1.10

0.89

−0.163***

−0.194***

−0.090

0.132**

0.127**

0.079

−0.170***

0.655***

0.360***

-

         

11. Somatic symptoms (0–4)

0.84

0.93

−0.117*

−0.073

−0.140**

0.182***

0.050

−0.023

−0.176***

0.484***

0.227***

0.585***

-

        

12. Psychosis (0–4)

0.07

0.66

0.005

−0.055

−0.149**

0.110*

0.068

−0.038

−0.112*

0.149**

0.142**

0.278***

0.248***

-

       

13. Repetitive thoughts and behaviours (0–4)

0.50

0.78

−0.053

−0.111*

−0.138**

0.122**

−0.011

−0.105*

−0.106*

0.480***

0.203***

0.555***

0.474***

0.363***

-

      

14. Personality Functioning (0–4)

0.89

1.00

−0.084

−0.214***

−0.085

0.130**

0.002

−0.039

−0.038

0.598***

0.209***

0.552***

0.519***

0.274***

0.597***

-

     

15. Substance use (0–4)

0.69

0.89

0.133**

−0.106*

−0.196***

0.162***

0.098*

−0.070

−0.142**

0.150**

0.102*

0.162***

0.185***

0.242***

0.308***

0.336***

-

    

16. Mature defence style (1–9)

5.08

1.28

−0.097*

0.078

0.184***

−0.116*

−0.217***

−0.108*

0.056

−0.081

0.059

−0.054

−0.024

0.028

−0.038

−0.071

−0.049

-

   

17. Neurotic defence style (1–9)

4.37

1.32

−0.236***

−0.088

0.021

0.009

−0.101*

−0.075

−0.018

0.091

0.223***

0.149**

0.180***

0.225***

0.186***

0.157***

−0.009

0.496***

-

  

18. Immature defence style (1–9)

3.95

0.98

0.022

−0.066

−0.225***

0.178***

0.021

−0.045

−0.118*

0.273***

0.135**

0.281***

0.366***

0.332***

0.376***

0.413***

0.272***

0.187***

0.441***

-

 

19. General CT (0–10)

5.46

2.39

0.012

0.035

−0.203***

0.128**

0.116*

0.130**

−0.173***

0.188***

0.231***

0.233***

0.214****

0.164***

0.192***

0.216***

0.127**

−0.109*

0.069

0.357***

-

20. COVID-related CT (6–42)

17.10

7.86

0.124**

0.140**

−.371***

0.185***

0.171***

0.047

−.302***

0.077

0.144**

0.165***

0.244***

0.171***

0.153**

0.139**

0.149**

−0.141**

0.015

0.368***

0.602***

  1. CP participant COVID-19 positivity participants, CP close COVID-19 positivity of someone close, CP acquaintance COVID-19 positivity of acquaintance.
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
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