Table 3 Correlations among study variables

1.Moral motivation

2. Self-interested motivation

0.41

3. Social motivation

0.40

0.82

4. Age

− 0.06

0.04

− 0.06

5. Extraversion

− 0.06

− 0.23

− 0.23

0.05

6. Agreeableness

− 0.03

0.17

0.17

0.13

0.00

7. Conscientiousness

− 0.17

− 0.22

− 0.25

0.24

0.28

0.32

8. Negative emotionality

0.23

0.20

0.21

− 0.20

− 0.32

− 0.23

− 0.52

9. Open-mindedness

0.12

0.17

0.08

0.02

0.13

0.19

0.07

− 0.01

10. Impartial beneficence

0.30

0.20

0.22

− 0.08

− 0.12

0.29

− 0.05

0.18

0.12

11. Instrumental harm

− 0.04

− 0.06

− 0.03

− 0.18

0.03

− 0.17

− 0.08

0.14

− 0.12

0.10

12. Political orientation

− 0.38

− 0.40

− 0.40

0.16

0.09

− 0.06

0.23

− 0.29

− 0.22

− 0.22

− 0.02

13. Tight/ Loose

− 0.02

0.06

0.04

0.18

− 0.03

0.09

0.16

− 0.06

0.06

− 0.06

− 0.02

0.12

14. Religiosity

− 0.14

− 0.22

− 0.22

0.08

0.10

0.12

0.13

− 0.20

− 0.05

− 0.01

− 0.13

0.47

0.25

15. Efficacy social distancing

0.53

0.53

0.45

− 0.01

− 0.12

0.21

− 0.08

0.12

0.13

0.30

0.00

− 0.38

0.03

− 0.09

16. COVID-19 severity (General)

0.54

0.45

0.39

− 0.06

− 0.10

0.13

− 0.09

0.24

0.13

0.28

− 0.02

− 0.35

0.01

− 0.07

0.60

17. COVID-19 severity (Personal)

0.37

0.30

0.19

0.19

− 0.07

0.05

− .02

0.23

0.11

0.18

− 0.09

− 0.22

0.11

0.01

0.38

0.71

18. Conformity (self)

0.53

0.62

0.53

− .04

− 0.15

0.20

− 0.12

0.19

0.22

0.25

0.01

− 0.35

− 0.01

− 0.10

0.74

0.54

0.36

19. Conformity (others)

− 0.01

− 0.03

− 0.05

0.17

0.02

0.15

0.09

− 0.20

− 0.03

0.02

− 0.05

0.07

− 0.31

0.04

0.14

0.09

0.10

0.19

20. Likelihood of violation

− 0.55

− 0.79

− 0.72

0.05

0.15

− 0.15

0.21

− 0.23

− 0.11

− 0.28

0.01

0.43

0.02

0.21

− 0.53

− 0.45

− 0.30

− 0.61

0.04