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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2020 Jun 5;21(1):149–157. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2020.05.028

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics of Measures Assessing Preparedness, Norms and Motivation (N=787)

Measures n Alpha Mean SD
1. Prepared to advise parents about child discipline 783 0.70 3.19 0.65
2. Value in advising parents about child discipline 782 0.70 3.59 0.58
3. Perceived professional norms of preparedness about advising parents about child discipline 784 0.73 2.85 0.64
4. Motivation to participate in activities designed to change norms regarding the use of corporal punishment 783 0.83 3.60 0.75

Note. Means are on a scale of: 1=not at all, 2= a little, 3=somewhat/moderately, 4=very, and 5=extremely;

Chronbach’s alpha coefficients were given as a measure of internal consistency and scale reliability, an alpha above 0.65 is considered good reliability.