Table 1.

Internal consistency of social cognitive variables

Variables	Number of Items	Cronbach’s alpha (α)	Define variables
Knowledge	4	0.573	Learning facts and gaining insights
Modeling	5	0.618	observational learning
Outcome expectancies	5	0.768	Value a person places on the probable outcomes that result from performing a behavior
Outcome expectation	5	0.723	Anticipation of the probable outcomes that would ensue as a result of engaging in the behavior under discussion
Social support	4	0.85	Social circumstances or conditions that surround a person
emotional coping	4	0.76	Techniques employed by the person to control the emotional and physiological states associated with acquisition of a new behavior
self-efficacy	4	0.72	Confidence in one’s ability to pursue a behavior
goal setting or self-control	4	0.787	Setting goals and developing plans to accomplish chosen behavior