Table 2 Descriptive statistics and intercorrelations between variables.

From: Intentional news avoidance on short-form video platforms: a moderated mediation model of psychological reactance and relative entertainment motivation

Variable

M

SD

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. Perceived news quality

3.29

0.62

—

     

2. Psychological reactance

2.93

0.81

−0.34**

—

    

3. Intentional news avoidance

2.56

0.94

−0.47**

0.67**

—

   

4. Entertainment motivation

3.72

0.97

0.32**

−0.01

−0.11*

—

  

5. Information-seeking motivation

3.12

1.03

0.56**

−0.22**

−0.38**

0.45**

—

 

6. Relative entertainment motivation

—

—

−0.19**

0.14**

0.16**

0.37**

−0.41**

—

  1. N = 523.
  2. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01.
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