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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Health Behav. 2011 Nov;35(6):699–711.

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics for Each Scale and Construct

Possible
Range
Minimum Maximum Mean SD Scale
Alpha
Background
Perceived damage 3–21 3.00 20.00 10.34 3.53 0.82
Damage distress 5–25 5.00 25.00 14.77 4.02 0.85
Attitudes
Behavioral beliefs protection 0–30 0.00 25.00 18.25 6.93 0.88
Behavioral beliefs exposure 1–10 1.00 10.00 5.92 2.58 0.93
Outcome evaluation
protection
0.20–5.00 0.27 4.33 1.53 0.72 NA
Outcome evaluation exposure
(pros/cons)
0.20–5.00 0.20 5.00 1.46 0.93 NA
Norms
Norms protection 0–15 0.00 15.00 8.29 3.08 0.70
Norms exposure 0–10 0.00 10.00 6.34 2.54 0.84
Prototype sunscreen user 5–35 11.00 35.00 23.68 4.95 0.71
Prototype sunbather 5–35 5.00 31.00 17.13 4.95 0.68
Prototype indoor tanner 5–35 5.00 31.00 14.85 4.88 0.63
Self-efficacy/control
Self-efficacy protection 1–5 1.00 5.00 2.60 1.20 one item
Self-efficacy exposure
avoidance
2–10 2.00 10.00 4.01 1.74 one item
Control protection 5–24 5.00 24.00 12.82 3.92 0.74
Lack of control exposure Yes, No NA NA NA NA one item
Intentions
Intention to protect 5–35 5.00 35.00 20.63 5.54 0.70
Intention to sun expose 1–7 1.00 7.00 3.84 1.79 one item
Intention to indoor tan 1–7 1.00 5.00 2.61 1.68 one item