Item

No

Items

Components

Extraction

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

1

2

3

x17

If a person has COVID-19, most people in the community will behave differently for the rest of his life.

.805

.70

2.15

(1.2)

2.44

(1.0)

x15

Most people discriminate against a person if a family member is infected with COVID-19.

.782

.64

2.30

(1.2)

x16

Most people think that people with COVID-19 are unclean.

.73

.57

2.17

(1.2)

x9

Having a family member with COVID-19 negatively impacts him and his family.

.698

.71

2.84

(1.3)

x7

A person’s reputation is damaged because a family member is infected with COVID-19.

.676

.66

2.65

(1.3)

x8

Most people’s perception of a person will change for the worse if a family member has COVID-19.

.664

.68

2.56

(1.3)

x1

Most people feel inferior because one of their family members is infected with COVID-19.

.845

.73

4.04

(1.2)

3.74

(.88)

x4

Most people feel sad because they have a family member with COVID-19.

.822

.72

4.12

(1.0)

x5

Most people worry if other people would know they have a family member with COVID-19.

.787

.67

3.98

(1.1)

x6

Most people feel embarrassed if they have a family member with COVID-19.

.76

.69

3.46

(1.2)

x3

Most people feel helpless for having a family member with the Corona virus

.573

.48

3.11

(1.0)

x18

Most people are not comfortable when they are near those with COVID-19.

.823

.69

4.22

(1.1)

3.85

(.85)

x14

Most people keep their distance from those with COVID-19

.72

.69

3.71

(1.1)

x13

Most people stay away from others who can make harmful comments or jokes because they are close to a coronavirus patient.

.647

.58

3.52

(1.1)

x12

Most people reduce interacting and dealing with a person with COVID-19.

.634

.61

3.94

(1.0)

overall scale

3.34

(.76)

Eigenvalues

6.63

2.01

1.18

% of Variance

44.22

13.34

7.87

Cumulative %

44.22

57.56

65.43

Extraction Method: Principal Component Analysis.

Rotation Method: Varimax with Kaiser Normalization