Table 2  Pearson’s correlations among the study variables.
1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23
1. Belief in the Conspiracy theories  1
Political Factor  2. Authoritarianism  0.040  1
3. Ideology (progressive)  −0.161 ***  0.169 ***  1
4. Support for Moon’s Gov.  −0.337 ***  0.258 ***  0.564 ***  1
5. Religiosity  0.029  0.009  −0.006  0.066 *  1
Trust  6. Trust in the government  −0.350 ***  0.217 ***  0.357 ***  0.565 ***  0.050  1
7. Trust in doctors  −0.026  −0.023  −0.026  −0.028  0.084 **  0.128 ***  1
8. Trust in SNS  0.134 ***  0.051 *  −0.020  −0.020  0.162 ***  0.078 **  0.251 ***  1
9. Trust in people  −0.145 ***  −0.085 **  0.055 *  0.114 ***  0.088 **  0.123 ***  0.052 *  0.051 *  1
Psychological factors  10. Perceived risk  0.235 ***  0.108 ***  0.020  −0.031  0.059 *  −0.036  0.055 *  0.096 ***  −0.078 **  1
11. Anxiety  0.294 ***  0.130 ***  0.019  −0.089 **  −0.037  −0.147 ***  −0.042  0.031  −0.206 ***  0.289 ***  1
12. Negative emotions  0.310 ***  0.138 ***  −0.011  −0.127 ***  0.030  −0.094 ***  0.067 **  0.184 ***  −0.093 ***  0.310 ***  0.361 ***  1
13. Perceived control  −0.193 ***  0.068 **  0.036  0.185 ***  0.078 **  0.287 ***  0.170 ***  0.113 ***  0.151 ***  −0.090 ***  −0.200 ***  −0.053 *  1
14. Analytic thinking  −0.134 ***  −0.202 ***  −0.077 **  −0.093 ***  −0.056 *  −0.120 ***  −0.041  −0.238 ***  0.023  −0.217 ***  −0.142 ***  −0.345 ***  −0.103 ***  1
15. Blame attribution  0.155 ***  0.148 ***  0.004  −0.042  −0.090 ***  −0.057 *  0.022  −0.025  −0.101 ***  0.035  0.155 ***  0.180 ***  −0.056 *  −0.039  1
Structural factors  16. Education level  −0.024  −0.061 *  0.076 **  0.069 **  0.032  0.023  −0.008  −0.064 *  0.040  −0.061 *  −0.021  −0.068 **  0.036  0.073 **  0.014  1
17. Income  −0.051 *  −0.019  0.024  0.048  0.021  0.014  0.063 *  0.014  0.118 ***  −0.114 ***  −0.102 ***  −0.016  0.065 *  0.027  0.033  0.220 ***  1
18. Knowledge  −0.065 *  0.051 *  0.136 ***  0.123 ***  0.099 ***  0.121 ***  0.127 ***  0.116 ***  0.105 ***  0.075 **  0.001  0.050  0.235 ***  −0.045  0.084 **  0.084 **  0.054 *  1
19. Quality of information  −0.414 ***  0.215 ***  0.356 ***  0.582 ***  0.031  0.720 ***  0.125 ***  0.023  0.140 ***  −0.060 *  −0.166 ***  −0.099 ***  0.358 ***  −0.136 ***  −0.046  0.025  0.044  0.194 ***  1
20. Quantity of information  −0.033  0.151 ***  0.165 ***  0.247 ***  0.145 ***  0.290 ***  0.172 ***  0.208 ***  0.081 **  0.100 ***  0.024  0.145 ***  0.263 ***  −0.318 ***  0.012  0.042  0.034  0.454 ***  0.406 ***  1
21. Health status  0.013  0.020  0.075 **  0.083 **  0.058 *  0.123 ***  0.089 **  0.067 **  0.122 ***  −0.264 ***  −0.215 ***  −0.044  0.197 ***  −0.037  0.032  0.134 ***  0.185 ***  0.202 ***  0.162 ***  0.188 ***  1
22. Health status after COVID-19 (worse)  0.292 ***  0.100 ***  0.032  −0.106 ***  0.010  −0.146 ***  0.019  0.084 **  −0.094 ***  0.341 ***  0.444 ***  0.354 ***  −0.116 ***  −0.143 ***  0.132 ***  −0.036  −0.034  0.077 **  −0.183 ***  0.082 **  −0.146 ***  1
23. Gender  −0.017  0.038  0.059 *  0.000  0.072 **  −0.005  0.041  0.015  −0.049  −0.011  0.043  0.124 ***  −0.094 ***  0.023  0.031  −0.082 **  −0.027  −0.066 *  0.008  −0.045  −0.022  0.054 *  1
24. Age  −0.010  0.027  −0.125 ***  −0.103 ***  0.231 ***  0.057 *  0.051 *  0.104 ***  0.076 **  0.104 ***  −0.171 ***  0.055 *  0.167 ***  −0.025  −0.156 ***  −0.154 ***  −0.088 **  0.041  0.023  0.065 *  −0.033  0.019  −0.003
Note: * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.