Table 2. Descriptive statistics for study variables with test of group means between face covering compliant and non-compliant individuals .

	Face covering compliant individuals (n = 569)				Face covering non-compliant individuals (n = 27)				P value
	Possible range	Observed range	Mean (SD)	Cronbach’s alpha	Possible range	Observed range	Mean (SD)	Cronbach’s alpha
Initiation	0–4	0–4	3.63 (0.81)	-	0–4	0–4	2.95 (1.40)	-	0.048*
Participatory dialogue: advantages	0–20	0–20	16.77 (3.72)	0.90	0–20	0–20	13.35 (6.81)	0.98	0.072
Participatory dialogue: disadvantages	0–20	0–20	6.77 (4.20)	0.81	0–20	2–20	10.00 (5.16)	0.87	0.015*
Participatory dialogue: advantages–disadvantages	-20–+20	-19–+20	10.03 (6.79)	-	-20–+20	-16–+18	3.88 (10.56)	-	0.041*
Behavioral confidence	0–16	0–16	14.47 (2.31)	0.77	0–16	3–16	11.08 (4.06)	0.80	0.005*
Changes in the physical environment	0–12	3–12	11.10 (1.62)	0.84	0–12	3–12	10.08 (2.67)	0.86	0.088
Sustenance	0–4	0–4	3.50 (0.91)	-	0–4	0–4	2.59 (1.40)	-	0.017*
Emotional transformation	0–12	0–12	10.53 (2.33)	0.89	0–12	0–12	7.70 (3.40)	0.82	0.005*
Practice for change	0–12	0–12	8.11 (2.48)	0.58	0–12	2–12	6.77 (2.60)	0.59	0.015*
Changes in the social environment	0–8	0–8	6.42 (2.15)	0.84	0–8	0–8	4.95 (3.02)	0.91	0.046*