Data Analysis
The Statistical Package for Social Sciences for Windows (SPSS) 20.0
program was used to analyze the data. The characteristics of the
students and the distribution of the mean scale scores were analyzed
using numbers, percentages, and mean ± standard deviation values.
Pearson correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationships
between the perception of the reliability of health information sources
and their use. Simple linear regression analyzes were used to determine
the effects of fear of COVID-19 on the perceptions of the reliability
and the use of health information sources.