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Difference in Time 1 Belief Scores by Stage at Time 1
| Belief variables | Precontemplators (N = 311) Mean (± SD) |
Contemplators (N = 933) Mean (± SD) |
Wilcoxon Rank Sum p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barriers | 38.4 (8.5) | 30.4 (8.0) | <0.0001 |
| Benefits | 27.5 (4.7) | 30.2 (3.8) | <0.0001 |
| Susceptibility | 5.7 (2.4) | 6.4 (2.5) | <0.0001 |
| Self-efficacy | 40.9(6.1) | 44.2 (4.9) | 0.002 |
| Fear | 26.9 (9.4) | 28.8 (9.6) | 0.001 |
| Fatalism | 6.8 (4.0) | 6.0(4.1) | <0.0001 |
| Knowledge | 3.2(1.7) | 3.9(1.7) | <0.0001 |
