Table 2.

Descriptive statistics of perceived stress and constructs of multi-theory model (MTM) of health behavior change (n = 281).

Constructs	Possible Min. & Max.	Observed Min. & Max.	Mean (SD)	Cronbach’s Alpha
Perceived Stress	0–40	4–38	21.60 (±7.08)	0.88
Initiation	0–4	0–4	1.07 (±1.19)	---
Participatory dialogue: advantages	0–24	0–24	15.07 (±4.84)	0.89
Participatory dialogue: disadvantages	0–24	0–24	11.20 (±4.90)	0.84
Participatory dialogue: advantages/disadvantages score	−24–+24	−19–+24	3.92 (±8.67)	---
Behavioral confidence	0–20	0–20	3.80 (±4.53)	0.92
Changes in the physical environment	0–12	0–12	5.23 (±3.64)	0.87
Entire initiation scale (advantages, disadvantages, behavioral confidence, and changes in the physical environment)	---	---	---	0.68
Sustenance	0–4	0–4	0.95 (±1.10)	---
Emotional transformation	0–12	0–12	4.17 (±3.23)	0.90
Practice for change	0–12	0–12	2.63 (±2.85)	0.81
Changes in the social environment	0–12	0–12	3.99 (±3.29)	0.76
Entire sustenance scale (emotional transformation, practice for change, changes in the social environment)	---	---	---	0.87
Entire scale	---	---	---	0.86