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. 2021 Jul 28;8(8):651. doi: 10.3390/children8080651

Table 5.

Changes in behavioral and psychosocial outcomes and Sun Protection Policy scores after 1 month and 1 year.

Scale Within Group Difference Intervention Group Within Group Difference Control Group Between Group Difference in Changes
Score Range Baseline–1 Month Mean (95% CI) 1 Baseline–1 Year Mean (95% CI)1 Baseline–1 Month Mean (95% CI)1 Baseline–1 Year Mean (95% CI) 1 Mean (95% CI) 1 Test for Significance Effect Size Hedges’ dB (95% CI)
Behavioral Outcomes
Sunscreen Use 0–4 0.47
(0.25, 0.69)
0.46
(0.24, 0.68)
−0.01
(−0.40, 0.37)
F(1, 12.6) = 0.01,
p = 0.95
−0.01
(−0.43, 0.40)
Sun-Avoidance 0–4 0.17
(0.05, 0.29)
−0.02
(−0.15, 0.10)
0.19
(0.02, 0.37)
F(1, 140) = 4.93,
p ˂ 0.05
0.70
(0.04, 0.71)
Psychosocial Outcomes
Sunscreen Use Self-Efficacy 0–4 0.40
(0.26, 0.54)
0.08
(−0.07, 0.23)
0.30
(0.02, 0.57)
F(1, 18.2) = 5.12,
p ˂ 0.05
0.71
(0.03, 0.88)
Sun-Avoidance Self-Efficacy 0–4 0.29
(0.15, 0.43)
−0.20
(−0.35, −0.05)
0.49
(0.26, 0.72)
F(1, 9.8) = 22.38,
p ˂ 0.001
1.09
(0.39, 1.07)
Health-Related Outcome Expectancies 0–4 0.24
(−0.03, 0.52)
0.39
(0.10, 0.68)
0.21
(−0.22, 0.65)
F(1, 15.7) = 0.40,
p = 0.54
0.24
(−0.23, 0.69)
Appearance-Related Outcome Expectancies 0–4 0.01
(−0.21, 0.22)
0.00
(−0.22, 0.22)
0.00
(−0.35, 0.36)
F(1, 16.3) = 0.00,
p = 0.99
0.00
(−0.29, 0.30)
Impediments to Sunscreen Use 0–4 −0.17
(−0.37, 0.03)
−0.15
(−0.36, 0.06)
−0.15
(−0.43, 0.13)
F(1,18.2) = 0.00,
p = 0.97
−0.20
(−0.50, 0.15)
Impediments to Sun Avoidance 0–4 −0.32
(−0.52, −0.12)
0.11
(−0.09, 0.32)
−0.43
(−0.72, −0.15)
F(1,141) = 9.27,
p < 0.01
−0.56
(−0.82, −0.17)
Necessity for Sun protection 0–4 0.36
(−0.07, 0.33)
- 0.23
(0.08, 0.37)
- 0.14
(−0.09, 0.36)
F(1,18.6) = 1.62,
p = 0.22
0.35
(−0.14, 0.57)
Sun protection Policy 0–3 0.72
(0.38, 1.06)
0.59
(0.26, 0.91)
0.13
(−0.34, 0.60)
F(1,118) = 0.31,
p = 0.58
0.08
(−0.26, 0.46)

1 Adjusted for baseline score and age.