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. 2012 Dec 10;12:144. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-144

Table 2.

Means, standard deviations, and bivariate correlations for the diagnose/treat and increase understanding TPB variables (attitude, subjective norm, PBC), perceived risk, group norm, intention and behaviour

Variable 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Mean SD
1. Age
-
.14**
.05
.15**
.17**
.04
-.06
.17**
-.13*
.09
-.13*
-.13*
-.15*
34.96
5.73
2. Number of children
.14**
-
.09
-.08
-.13*
.14**
.08
.10
.02
-.08
.05
.04
-.04
-
-
3. Medical background
.05
.09
-
.03
.18***
-.11*
-.08
-.08
-.01
-.03
-.02
-.13*
-.10
-
-
4. Employment
.15**
-.08
.03
-
.16**
-.01
-.08
-.06
-.13*
.13*
-.00
-.10
-.09
-
-
5. Education
.17**
-.13*
.18***
.16**
-
-.21***
-.02
-.00
-.03
-.02
.08
.02
.02
-
-
6. Hours/wk Internet
.04
.14**
-.11*
-.01
-.21***
-
.07
.07
.15**
-.09
.08
.13*
.01
15.74
12.71
7. Attitude
-.06
.14**
-.08
-.04
.00
.19***
-
.55***
.35***
-.55***
.25***
.64***
.13
6.47
0.80
8. Subjective norm
.03
.14**
-.05
-.05
.00
.16**
.71***
-
.52***
-.48***
.42***
.77***
.28***
5.56
1.10
9. PBC
-.03
.10
.02
.02
-.01
.11*
.42***
.45***
-
-.41***
.26***
.63***
.15*
6.11
0.85
10. Risk
-.06
-.14**
-.02
.08
-.02
-.16**
-.72***
-.69***
-.41***
-
-.17**
-.57***
-.10
2.18
1.16
11. Group norm
.04
.10
.05
.04
.02
.11*
.58***
.70***
.36***
-.53***
-
.41***
.15*
5.53
1.26
12. Intention
.02
.09
-.13*
-.04
-.04
.21***
.78***
.82***
.46***
-.71***
.64***
-
.36***
5.94
1.04
13. Behaviour
-.08
.02
-.13
-.05
.01
.04
.31***
.37***
.16**
-.26***
.26***
.34***
-
3.72
2.14
Mean
34.96
-
-
-
-
15.74
4.34
3.98
5.17
3.70
4.40
4.12
2.48
 
 
SD 5.73 - - - - 12.71 1.65 1.42 1.18 1.51 1.53 1.55 1.60    

Note. Correlations below the diagonal relate to diagnose/treat. Correlations above the diagonal relate to increase understanding.

Note. Mean scores on 7-point scales (1–7; higher scores stronger agreement, more important). Note. PBC = perceived behavioural control.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.