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. 2021 Nov 22;30(3):367–377. doi: 10.1038/s41431-021-00997-5

Table 5.

Results of the linear regression of motives for withdrawal and data linkages.

Predicting societal harm as motive of withdrawal Predicting individual harm as motive of withdrawal Predicting Intention to link personal data
Variable Step Beta 95% CI unst. B p Beta 95% CI unst. B p Beta 95% CI unst. B p
Withdrawal motive societal harm 1 0.36 [0.24, 0.30] <0.01 −0.08 [−0.10, −0.03] <0.01
Withdrawal motive individual harm 1 0.35 [0.41, 0.51] <0.01 −0.10 [−0.14, −0.06] <0.01
Participation motive societal benefits 2 0.05 [0.01, 0.15] =0.03 −0.04 [−0.11, 0.00] =0.06 0.20 [0.21, 0.32] <0.01
Participation motive individual benefits 2 −0.10 [−0.14, −0.06] <0.01 −0.04 [−0.07, 0.00] =0.06 0.05 [0.01, 0.08] =0.01
Age 3 0.12 [0.00, 0.01] <0.01 −0.04 [−0.01, 0.00] =0.18 −0.13 [−0.01, 0.00] <0.01
Gender (Male = 1, female = 2) 3 0.06 [0.03, 0.16] <0.01 0.07 [0.04, 0.14] <0.01 −0.07 [−0.14, −0.04] <0.01
Marital status (Without partner = 0, Partner = 1) 3 −0.03 [−0.14, 0.02] =0.16 0.05 [0.02, 0.14] =0.01 0.02 [−0.02, 0.10] =0.27
Educational level (Low = 1, Moderate = 2, High = 3) 3 −0.03 [−0.03, 0.00] =0.21 0.07 [0.01, 0.04] <0.01 0.09 [0.02, 0.05] <0.01
Paid job (no = 0, yes = 1) 3 0.02 [−0.05, 0.11] =0.50 0.00 [−0.07, 0.05] =0.79 −0.02 [−0.09, 0.04] =0.42
Religious (no = 0, yes = 1) 3 0.01 [−0.04, 0.09] =0.49 −0.03 [−0.09, 0.00] =0.10 −0.02 [−0.08, 0.02] =0.25
Residence (rural = 1, urban = 2) 3 −0.02 [−0.11, 0.04] =0.36 −0.02 [−0.09, 0.02] =0.21 0.02 [−0.03, 0.09] =0.29
Self-reported health 3 0.04 [0.00, 0.09] =0.05 −0.01 [−0.04, 0.03] =0.62 0.04 [−0.01, 0.07] =0.06
Frequency of charitable donations 4 −0.00 [−0.03, 0.03] =0.96 0.02 [−0.01, 0.03] =0.47 0.03 [−0.01, 0.04] =0.14
Blood donor (no = 0, yes = 1) 4 −0.01 [−0.13, 0.06] =0.48 0.05 [0.02, 0.17] =0.02 0.03 [−0.01, 0.14] =0.11
Organ donor (no = 0, yes = 1) 4 0.04 [0.01, 0.14] =0.03 −0.08 [−0.16, −0.06] <0.01 0.07 [0.04, 0.14] <0.01
Social value orientation score 5 0.04 [0.00, 0.00] =0.05 −0.04 [0.00, 0.00] =0.05 −0.03 [0.00, 0.00] =0.16
Healthsperic values 6 0.03 [−0.03, 0.08] =0.41 0.02 [−0.03, 0.06] =0.53 −0.05 [−0.08, 0.00] =0.08
Hedonic values 6 0.02 [−0.03, 0.07] =0.36 0.02 [−0.02, 0.05] =0.39 0.00 [−0.04, 0.04] =0.90
Biospheric values 6 0.08 [0.02, 0.12] <0.01 −0.03 [−0.05, 0.02] =0.29 0.01 [−0.03, 0.05] =0.60
Societal trust 7 −0.05 [−0.12, −0.01] =0.02 0.07 [0.02, 0.11] <0.01 0.09 [0.05, 0.14] <0.01
TDM&H/government 7 0.08 [0.06, 0.20] <0.01 −0.04 [−0.10, 0.00] =0.08 0.08 [0.05, 0.16] <0.01
TDM&H/commercial enterprises 7 −0.08 [−0.14, −0.04] <0.01 −0.02 [−0.06, 0.02] =0.31 0.14 [0.09, 0.16] <0.01
TDM&H/commercial researchers 7 −0.03 [−0.08, 0.02] =0.22 0.00 [−0.04, 0.02] =0.74 0.06 [0.01, 0.09] =0.01
F (model 7) 25.30 21.02 27.54
Adjusted R2 0.19 0.17 0.21

B = regression coefficient, CI = confidence interval.

Bold = p < 0.05.