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Table 3 Descriptive analysis of items and polychoric correlation matrix

From: The Monkeypox Fear Scale: development and initial validation in a Peruvian sample

Items

Polychoric correlation matrix

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1. Am I very afraid of monkeypox?

1

      

2. Does it make me uncomfortable to think about monkeypox?

.62

1

     

3. Do my hands get wet when I think about monkeypox?

.53

.50

1

    

4. Am I afraid of losing my life to monkeypox?

.62

.46

.66

1

   

5. When I see news and stories about monkeypox on social media, do I get nervous or anxious?

.67

.60

.71

.69

1

  

6. I can't sleep because I am worried about having monkeypox?

.53

.53

.81

.66

.77

1

 

7.- Does my heart race when I think about getting monkeypox?

.58

.53

.79

.69

.80

.89

1

Mean

2.88

2.80

1.82

2.23

2.27

1.76

1.95

Standard Deviation

1.19

1.22

1.08

1.22

1.21

1.02

1.18

Skewness

.04

.17

1.26

.61

.60

1.24

1.07

Kurtosis

− .87

− .88

.80

− .75

− .66

.84

.13

  1. M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; g1 = Skewness; g2 = Kurtosis