Table 3.
Paired-samples t-test results comparing radon knowledge, attitudes, and threat and coping appraisal variables between pre-exposure and post-exposure tests
| Variables | Pre-exposure test (N = 97) Mean (SD) |
Post-exposure test (N = 93) Mean (SD) |
t (df) a | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radon knowledge | 6.45 (4.77) | 10.42 (4.59) | 7.69 (91) | < .001 |
| Attitudes toward radon testing | 5.40 (1.34) | 6.31 (.91) | 6.08 (91) | < .001 |
| Perceived severity | 6.60 (.92) | 6.64 (.82) | .45 (91) | .66 |
| Perceived susceptibility | 3.03 (1.65) | 3.26 (1.73) | 1.22 (91) | .23 |
| Response efficacy | 4.93 (1.37) | 5.38 (1.06) | 3.01 (91) | <.01 |
| Self-efficacy | 3.60 (1.26) | 5.29 (1.10) | 11.83 (91) | <.001 |
a calculated by paired-samples t-test