Table 6.

Semipartial Correlations Between Thematic and Outcome Variables

	Pregnancy self-care beliefs				Alcohol abstinence
Thematic variable	r	Self-referent sr	Other-referent sr	Indeterminate sr	r	Self-referent sr	Other-referent sr	Indeterminate sr
Family traditionalism
F1: Macho privilege	.123	.121	.115	.093	−.190	−.210	−.185	−.194
F2: Family trust and respect	.228*	.227*	.219	.203	−.187	−.203	−.182	−.190
F3: Family unity	.191	.190	.166	.151	.067	.053	.086	.073
F4: Values traditions	−.214	−.215	−.177	−.184	.045	.040	.017	.045
F5: Adheres to customs	−.449***	−.456***	−.434***	−.425***	.072	.062	.035	.074
F6: Resists change & old-fashioned	−.101	−.101	−.077	−.080	.089	.088	.075	.089
Rural lifestyle
R1: Small-town life is better	.147	.150	.122	.126	−.262*	−.266*	−.265*	−.276*
R2: Big-city opportunities	−.179	−.186	−.226*	−.181	−.006	.000	−.008	−.006
R3: Rural tranquility	.219	.214	.197	.228*	−.284*	−.280*	−.286*	−.281*
R4: It depends	.010	−.007	−.025	.047	−.111	−.101	−.114	−.098
R5: Traditions are easier to follow in small towns	−.184	−.177	−.152	−.224*	.274*	.273*	.279*	.267*

Note. F1: Macho privilege = macho male dominance; wife and children must be subservient and submissive; F2: Family trust and respect = trust and respect between the spouses; F3: Family unity = family should be united in doing things together; F4: Values traditions = important that family maintain its traditions; F5: Adheres to customs = follows the customs of her native country; F6: Resists change = resists change and adheres strictly to parental teachings; R1: Small-town life is better = life in small towns is better because of the sense of community; R2: Big-city opportunities = life is better in the big city because of more opportunities; R3: Rural tranquility = rural life is tranquil and less stressful; R4: It depends = city and country life have their advantages and disadvantages-it depends; R5: Traditions are easier in small towns = it is easier to follow traditions in a small town.

^*p < .05.

^***p < .001.