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Table 1 Pearson correlations coefficients (r2) for the variables studied (Trait anxiety, Dental fear, Fear of COVID-19, Frequency and duration of self-contact) n = 124

From: Anxiety and facial self-contacts: possible impact on COVID-19 transmission in dental practice

 

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8

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Anxiety-trait

0.261**

0.273**

0.620**

0.620**

0.617**

0.706**

0.692**

0.674**

Dental fear

 

0.410**

0.194*

0.196*

0.200*

0.167

0.159

0.158

Fear of COVID-19

  

0.114

0.098

0.128

0.111

0.090

0.129

Face contact frequency

   

0.993**

0.986**

0.923**

0.923**

0.881**

Mask contact frequency

    

0.966**

0.918**

0.933**

0.850**

Eyes contact frequency

     

0.909**

0.884**

0.905**

Duration of face contact

      

0.986**

0.965**

Duration of mask contact

       

0.911**

Duration of eye contact

        
  1. *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level
  2. **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level