Table 2.
Descriptive statistics, zero-order correlations between the main variables, and gender differences (N = 1627)
| M | SD | Min | Max | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Gender (t) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Benefits1 | 15.99 | 3.22 | 5 | 20 | 1 | −4.17** (F > M) | ||||||||||
| 2. Determinism2 | 9.26 | 4.01 | 4 | 20 | −.324** | 1 | 3.98** (M > F) | |||||||||
| 3. Attitude3 | 15.95 | 3.47 | 4 | 20 | .557** | −.192** | 1 | −5.37**(F > M) | ||||||||
| 4. Impartial B. | 19.10 | 5.86 | 5 | 35 | .023 | .158** | .047 | 1 | 1.68 | |||||||
| 5. Instrumental H. | 13.60 | 5.09 | 4 | 28 | −.073** | .251** | −.031 | .745** | 1 | 3.49**(M > F) | ||||||
| 6. Worries4 | 17.29 | 5.17 | 7 | 35 | −.428** | .524** | −.464** | .145** | .198 ** | 1 | 3.27**(M > F) | |||||
| 7. Age | 24.46 | 8.64 | 17 | 70 | −.089** | .066** | −.083** | −.108** | −.062* | .065** | 1 | −.3 | ||||
| 8. Children (no.) | .30 | .77 | 0 | 8 | −.088** | .080** | −.100** | −.038 | −.010 | .111** | .723** | 1 | −3.24** (F > M) | |||
| 9. Religiosity | 5.98 | 3.06 | 0 | 10 | .027 | .040 | −.058* | .226** | .086** | .229** | .040 | .095** | 1 | −6.58**(F > M) | ||
| 10. Morality | 7.18 | 2.05 | 0 | 10 | .264** | −.107** | .195** | .138** | .036 | −.145** | .033 | .043 | .278** | 1 | −6.48**(F > M) | |
| 11. Experiences5 | .35 | .53 | 0 | 2 | .037 | .028 | .073** | .010 | .029 | −.058* | .065** | .097** | −.020 | .014 | 1 | −.96 |
*p < .05; **p < .001 (2-tailed)
1Beliefs in personal benefits
2Beliefs in Genetic Determinism
3Att. = Attitudes towards the availability and use of genetic tests
4Worries = Worries related to genetic screening
5Experiences with hereditary diseases and tests