Table 3.

The Criterion validity of the HIV Meditation Taking Self-Efficacy Scale (HIV MT SES)

	HIV medication-taking self-efficacy (0 week)
	Overall scale	Self-efficacy beliefs: SEB	Outcome expectancy: OE
SEB at baseline	.91***	-	-
OE at baseline	.68***	.37***	-
Overall scale (12wk)	.66***	.52***	.52***
SEB at 12wk	.58***	.55***	.32**
OE at 12wk	.54***	.30**	.66***
Energy/fatigue	.38***	.28***	.37***
Mental Health	.38***	.29***	.37***
Complexity of medication regimen†	−.20**	−.18**	−.16**
Impact of side effects †	−.29***	−.24***	−.40***
Social Support	.35***	.27***	.37***
Self-report medication-taking (baseline)	.58***	.61***	.24***
Self-report medication-taking (12wk)‡	.41***	.43***	.14*

^*p <.05

^**p<.01

^***p<.001

^†indicates discriminate validity of HIV MT SES

^‡indicates predictive validity of the HIV MT SES